Sorsk climate — normals and trends
Sorsk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.5 °C and it receives 448 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (16.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-17.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sorsk averages 220 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Sorsk has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 227 to 213 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.5 °C (on 15 July 1992) and the coldest -45.4 °C (on 6 January 2001).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
SorskKhakasiya Republic
- coords
- 54.00°, 90.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.5°C
Average daily high
4.4°C
Average daily low
-5.4°C
Annual rainfall
448mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
33.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
220 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
90.1 cm
Average feels-like high
0.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-9.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
32.5 °C
15 July 1992
Coldest day
-45.4 °C
6 January 2001
Wettest day
65 mm
12 July 1972
Windiest day
53.5 km/h
10 January 1967
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
17 February 2004
Hottest feels-like
34.1 °C
8 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-50.0 °C
6 January 2001
Snowiest day
13.4 cm
1 December 1989
Sunniest day
16.0 h
23 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -8.2 °C | +4.8 °C | 10 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | -8.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 15 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | -0.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 15 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 11.6 °C | +5.9 °C | 50 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 14.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 65 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 23.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 61 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 21.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 97 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 18.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 114 mm | +42 mm |
| Sep | 14.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 68 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 2.5 °C | -1.9 °C | 10 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | -2.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 44 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | -8.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 13 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sorsk?
Sorsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.5 °C and it receives 448 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sorsk?
The hottest day measured in Sorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1992, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sorsk?
The coldest day measured in Sorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2001, at -45.4 °C.
Does it snow in Sorsk?
Yes. Sorsk gets on average 90.1 cm of snow per year and has around 220 frost days.
Has the climate of Sorsk warmed?
Yes: Sorsk warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sorsk?
The wettest day measured in Sorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1972, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sorsk?
The windiest day measured in Sorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1967, with winds reaching 53.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sorsk?
The warmest month in Sorsk is July (16.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-17.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Sorsk?
Sorsk receives on average 448 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sorsk?
Sorsk gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sorsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1989, with 13.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sorsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sorsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sorsk?
In Sorsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.1 °C on 8 July 2005, and the lowest was -50.0 °C on 6 January 2001.
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