Topchikha climate — normals and trends
Topchikha (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.5 °C and it receives 485 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 (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Topchikha averages 185 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 109 rainy days per year.
Topchikha has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 193 to 177 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 15 July 1992) and the coldest -50.0 °C (on 7 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
TopchikhaAltai Krai
- coords
- 52.82°, 83.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.5°C
Average daily high
7.5°C
Average daily low
-2.3°C
Annual rainfall
485mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
36.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
185 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
109 d/yr
Annual snowfall
119.4 cm
Average feels-like high
3.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
39.5 °C
15 July 1992
Coldest day
-50.0 °C
7 January 2001
Wettest day
37 mm
20 August 1998
Windiest day
58.7 km/h
23 February 1942
Strongest gust
114.5 km/h
22 April 1985
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
22 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-55.1 °C
7 January 2001
Snowiest day
23.7 cm
30 March 2002
Sunniest day
16.1 h
25 June 2012
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 | -5.2 °C | +7.0 °C | 44 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | -6.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 14 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 1.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 25 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +7.0 °C | 44 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 35 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +3.9 °C | 65 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 48 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 21.8 °C | -1.6 °C | 131 mm | +81 mm |
| Sep | 18.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 48 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 6.1 °C | -2.2 °C | 24 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 0.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 72 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | -6.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 53 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Topchikha?
Topchikha has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.5 °C and it receives 485 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Topchikha?
The hottest day measured in Topchikha between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1992, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Topchikha?
The coldest day measured in Topchikha between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2001, at -50.0 °C.
Does it snow in Topchikha?
Yes. Topchikha gets on average 119.4 cm of snow per year and has around 185 frost days.
Has the climate of Topchikha warmed?
Yes: Topchikha warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Topchikha?
The wettest day measured in Topchikha between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1998, with 37 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Topchikha?
The windiest day measured in Topchikha between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1942, with winds reaching 58.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Topchikha?
The warmest month in Topchikha is July (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Topchikha?
Topchikha receives on average 485 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 109 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Topchikha?
Topchikha gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Topchikha?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Topchikha between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2002, with 23.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Topchikha?
Yes: Topchikha has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Topchikha?
In Topchikha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 22 July 1953, and the lowest was -55.1 °C on 7 January 2001.
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