Verkhniy Baskunchak climate — normals and trends
Verkhniy Baskunchak (Russia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 286 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Verkhniy Baskunchak averages 133 frost days, 50 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 67 rainy days per year.
Verkhniy Baskunchak 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 146 to 120 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.2 °C (on 7 August 1940) and the coldest -37.7 °C (on 9 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
Verkhniy BaskunchakAstrakhan Oblast
- coords
- 48.23°, 46.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
286mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
21.6km/h
Seasonal range
32.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
133 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
50 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
67 d/yr
Annual snowfall
52.8 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
0.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
31 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.2 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
43.2 °C
7 August 1940
Coldest day
-37.7 °C
9 January 1940
Wettest day
52 mm
27 June 1990
Windiest day
61.9 km/h
26 March 1953
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
26 April 2013
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
7 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-43.3 °C
9 January 1940
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
5 March 2022
Sunniest day
15.5 h
27 June 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 | 2.0 °C | +6.6 °C | 14 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | -2.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 22 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 10.6 °C | +6.8 °C | 21 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 18.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 17 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 24.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 28 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 22 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 6 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 11 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 23.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 15.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 49 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 9.3 °C | +5.1 °C | 10 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 0.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 20 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Verkhniy Baskunchak?
Verkhniy Baskunchak has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 286 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Verkhniy Baskunchak?
The hottest day measured in Verkhniy Baskunchak between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1940, reaching 43.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Verkhniy Baskunchak?
The coldest day measured in Verkhniy Baskunchak between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1940, at -37.7 °C.
Does it snow in Verkhniy Baskunchak?
Yes. Verkhniy Baskunchak gets on average 52.8 cm of snow per year and has around 133 frost days.
Has the climate of Verkhniy Baskunchak warmed?
Yes: Verkhniy Baskunchak warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Verkhniy Baskunchak?
The wettest day measured in Verkhniy Baskunchak between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1990, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Verkhniy Baskunchak?
The windiest day measured in Verkhniy Baskunchak between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1953, with winds reaching 61.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Verkhniy Baskunchak?
The warmest month in Verkhniy Baskunchak is July (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Verkhniy Baskunchak?
Verkhniy Baskunchak receives on average 286 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 67 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Verkhniy Baskunchak?
Verkhniy Baskunchak gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Verkhniy Baskunchak?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Verkhniy Baskunchak between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2022, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Verkhniy Baskunchak?
Yes: Verkhniy Baskunchak has on average 31 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Verkhniy Baskunchak?
In Verkhniy Baskunchak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 7 July 2011, and the lowest was -43.3 °C on 9 January 1940.
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