Untsukul' climate — normals and trends
Untsukul' (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 1,060 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 (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Untsukul' averages 160 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Untsukul' has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 168 to 152 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.0 °C (on 21 July 1962) and the coldest -30.6 °C (on 12 January 1940).
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
Untsukul'Dagestan
- coords
- 42.71°, 46.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.8°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
1.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,060mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
7.5km/h
Seasonal range
23.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
160 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
116.2 cm
Average feels-like high
9.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
32.0 °C
21 July 1962
Coldest day
-30.6 °C
12 January 1940
Wettest day
60 mm
17 August 1967
Windiest day
19.7 km/h
10 September 2023
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
21 March 2014
Hottest feels-like
35.7 °C
21 July 1962
Coldest feels-like
-35.8 °C
12 January 1940
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
5 January 1989
Sunniest day
14.1 h
19 June 1941
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 | 4.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 19 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | -2.4 °C | -2.9 °C | 26 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 9.8 °C | +5.5 °C | 31 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 11.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 125 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 17.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 105 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 19.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 147 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 84 mm | -78 mm |
| Aug | 23.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 120 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 15.9 °C | -1.6 °C | 221 mm | +99 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 46 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 11.8 °C | +5.6 °C | 2 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 2.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 38 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Untsukul'?
Untsukul' has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 1,060 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Untsukul'?
The hottest day measured in Untsukul' between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1962, reaching 32.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Untsukul'?
The coldest day measured in Untsukul' between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1940, at -30.6 °C.
Does it snow in Untsukul'?
Yes. Untsukul' gets on average 116.2 cm of snow per year and has around 160 frost days.
Has the climate of Untsukul' warmed?
Yes: Untsukul' warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Untsukul'?
The wettest day measured in Untsukul' between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1967, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Untsukul'?
The windiest day measured in Untsukul' between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 2023, with winds reaching 19.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Untsukul'?
The warmest month in Untsukul' is July (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Untsukul'?
Untsukul' receives on average 1,060 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Untsukul'?
Untsukul' 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 Untsukul'?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Untsukul' between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1989, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Untsukul'?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Untsukul'.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Untsukul'?
In Untsukul', between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.7 °C on 21 July 1962, and the lowest was -35.8 °C on 12 January 1940.
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