Sterlitamak climate — normals and trends
Sterlitamak (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 603 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 (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sterlitamak averages 175 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Sterlitamak has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 186 to 164 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 21 August 2021) and the coldest -44.5 °C (on 1 January 1979).
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
SterlitamakBashkortostan Republic
- coords
- 53.64°, 55.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.7°C
Average daily high
7.9°C
Average daily low
-0.7°C
Annual rainfall
603mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
33.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
175 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
155.1 cm
Average feels-like high
4.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °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
38.3 °C
21 August 2021
Coldest day
-44.5 °C
1 January 1979
Wettest day
46 mm
25 June 1943
Windiest day
50.4 km/h
9 February 1958
Strongest gust
111.6 km/h
19 September 2019
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
25 July 1971
Coldest feels-like
-49.8 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
17.1 cm
29 October 1951
Sunniest day
16.2 h
3 July 2024
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 | -4.1 °C | +6.2 °C | 64 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | -6.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 11 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 4.2 °C | +5.5 °C | 51 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | +5.7 °C | 55 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 42 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 111 mm | +50 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 67 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 102 mm | +43 mm |
| Sep | 18.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 39 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 11.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 47 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 4.2 °C | +5.9 °C | 60 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | -5.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 56 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sterlitamak?
Sterlitamak has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 603 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sterlitamak?
The hottest day measured in Sterlitamak between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2021, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sterlitamak?
The coldest day measured in Sterlitamak between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1979, at -44.5 °C.
Does it snow in Sterlitamak?
Yes. Sterlitamak gets on average 155.1 cm of snow per year and has around 175 frost days.
Has the climate of Sterlitamak warmed?
Yes: Sterlitamak warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sterlitamak?
The wettest day measured in Sterlitamak between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1943, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sterlitamak?
The windiest day measured in Sterlitamak between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1958, with winds reaching 50.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sterlitamak?
The warmest month in Sterlitamak is July (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Sterlitamak?
Sterlitamak receives on average 603 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sterlitamak?
Sterlitamak gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sterlitamak?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sterlitamak between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1951, with 17.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sterlitamak?
Yes: Sterlitamak has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sterlitamak?
In Sterlitamak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 25 July 1971, and the lowest was -49.8 °C on 31 December 1978.
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