Tayshet climate — normals and trends
Tayshet (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.2 °C and it receives 503 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 (-19.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tayshet averages 213 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Tayshet has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 220 to 206 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 21 June 2017) and the coldest -50.0 °C (on 8 January 1961).
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
TayshetIrkutsk Oblast
- coords
- 55.93°, 97.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.2°C
Average daily high
4.9°C
Average daily low
-5.5°C
Annual rainfall
503mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
38.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
213 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
119.5 cm
Average feels-like high
1.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-9.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
36.7 °C
21 June 2017
Coldest day
-50.0 °C
8 January 1961
Wettest day
56 mm
23 July 2024
Windiest day
48.0 km/h
22 May 1985
Strongest gust
109.4 km/h
22 May 1985
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
21 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-54.9 °C
8 January 1961
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
26 October 1972
Sunniest day
17.0 h
15 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -8.1 °C | +7.3 °C | 23 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | -9.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 29 mm | +13 mm |
| Mar | 2.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 20 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 10.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 53 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 30 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 51 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 32 mm | -41 mm |
| Aug | 22.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 79 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 15.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 58 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 2.2 °C | -2.6 °C | 34 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | -1.3 °C | +4.8 °C | 52 mm | +17 mm |
| Dec | -11.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 41 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tayshet?
Tayshet has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.2 °C and it receives 503 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tayshet?
The hottest day measured in Tayshet between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 2017, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tayshet?
The coldest day measured in Tayshet between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1961, at -50.0 °C.
Does it snow in Tayshet?
Yes. Tayshet gets on average 119.5 cm of snow per year and has around 213 frost days.
Has the climate of Tayshet warmed?
Yes: Tayshet warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tayshet?
The wettest day measured in Tayshet between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2024, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tayshet?
The windiest day measured in Tayshet between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1985, with winds reaching 48.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tayshet?
The warmest month in Tayshet is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-19.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Tayshet?
Tayshet receives on average 503 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tayshet?
Tayshet gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tayshet?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tayshet between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 1972, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tayshet?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Tayshet.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tayshet?
In Tayshet, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 21 July 2002, and the lowest was -54.9 °C on 8 January 1961.
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