Veseloyarsk climate — normals and trends
Veseloyarsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.4 °C and it receives 394 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 (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Veseloyarsk averages 180 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Veseloyarsk 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 187 to 173 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.4 °C (on 11 July 1974) and the coldest -48.1 °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
VeseloyarskAltai Krai
- coords
- 51.29°, 81.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.4°C
Average daily high
8.6°C
Average daily low
-1.7°C
Annual rainfall
394mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
37.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
180 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
96.4 cm
Average feels-like high
4.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
42.4 °C
11 July 1974
Coldest day
-48.1 °C
7 January 2001
Wettest day
35 mm
31 July 1993
Windiest day
59.8 km/h
12 January 1971
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
6 May 1945
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
21 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-53.7 °C
7 January 2001
Snowiest day
14.4 cm
9 February 1998
Sunniest day
15.5 h
22 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 | -4.6 °C | +7.1 °C | 36 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | -6.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 9 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 2.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 14 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 17.6 °C | +6.4 °C | 24 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 41 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 36 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 42 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 24.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 76 mm | +40 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 44 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 7.2 °C | -2.5 °C | 21 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 2.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 61 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | -5.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 51 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Veseloyarsk?
Veseloyarsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.4 °C and it receives 394 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Veseloyarsk?
The hottest day measured in Veseloyarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1974, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Veseloyarsk?
The coldest day measured in Veseloyarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2001, at -48.1 °C.
Does it snow in Veseloyarsk?
Yes. Veseloyarsk gets on average 96.4 cm of snow per year and has around 180 frost days.
Has the climate of Veseloyarsk warmed?
Yes: Veseloyarsk warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Veseloyarsk?
The wettest day measured in Veseloyarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1993, with 35 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Veseloyarsk?
The windiest day measured in Veseloyarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1971, with winds reaching 59.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Veseloyarsk?
The warmest month in Veseloyarsk is July (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Veseloyarsk?
Veseloyarsk receives on average 394 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Veseloyarsk?
Veseloyarsk gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Veseloyarsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Veseloyarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1998, with 14.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Veseloyarsk?
Yes: Veseloyarsk has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Veseloyarsk?
In Veseloyarsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 21 July 1953, and the lowest was -53.7 °C on 7 January 2001.
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