Sretensk climate — normals and trends
Sretensk (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -2.9 °C and it receives 427 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-27.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sretensk averages 225 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 73 rainy days per year.
Sretensk has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 27 June 2010) and the coldest -51.7 °C (on 22 January 2023).
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
SretenskZabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray
- coords
- 52.25°, 117.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-2.9°C
Average daily high
3.6°C
Average daily low
-9.2°C
Annual rainfall
427mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
46.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
225 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
73 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.6 cm
Average feels-like high
0.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-12.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
38.9 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest day
-51.7 °C
22 January 2023
Wettest day
57 mm
11 July 1958
Windiest day
100.2 km/h
13 June 2011
Strongest gust
87.5 km/h
6 May 1973
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-56.4 °C
22 January 2023
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
1 May 1940
Sunniest day
16.0 h
30 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -17.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 7 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -13.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 5 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | -2.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 9.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 34 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 25 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 50 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 96 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 21.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 125 mm | +30 mm |
| Sep | 17.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 103 mm | +48 mm |
| Oct | 2.5 °C | -2.5 °C | 29 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | -5.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 19 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | -19.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 9 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sretensk?
Sretensk has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -2.9 °C and it receives 427 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sretensk?
The hottest day measured in Sretensk between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2010, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sretensk?
The coldest day measured in Sretensk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2023, at -51.7 °C.
Does it snow in Sretensk?
Yes. Sretensk gets on average 49.6 cm of snow per year and has around 225 frost days.
Has the climate of Sretensk warmed?
Yes: Sretensk warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sretensk?
The wettest day measured in Sretensk between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1958, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sretensk?
The windiest day measured in Sretensk between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 2011, with winds reaching 100.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sretensk?
The warmest month in Sretensk is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-27.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Sretensk?
Sretensk receives on average 427 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 73 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sretensk?
Sretensk gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sretensk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sretensk between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 1940, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sretensk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sretensk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sretensk?
In Sretensk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 27 June 2010, and the lowest was -56.4 °C on 22 January 2023.
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