Vikhorevka climate — normals and trends
Vikhorevka (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -1.5 °C and it receives 396 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Vikhorevka averages 218 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Vikhorevka has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 224 to 212 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.4 °C (on 27 June 2022) and the coldest -51.6 °C (on 19 January 1960).
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
VikhorevkaIrkutsk Oblast
- coords
- 56.12°, 101.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-1.5°C
Average daily high
3.3°C
Average daily low
-6.3°C
Annual rainfall
396mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
39.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
218 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
84.2 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-10.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
34.4 °C
27 June 2022
Coldest day
-51.6 °C
19 January 1960
Wettest day
56 mm
28 July 1960
Windiest day
43.2 km/h
4 April 1966
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
22 May 1985
Hottest feels-like
35.9 °C
22 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-56.6 °C
19 January 1960
Snowiest day
14.7 cm
20 April 1975
Sunniest day
17.0 h
20 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 | -10.9 °C | +6.7 °C | 8 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -12.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 20 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 0.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 18 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 7.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 33 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 15.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 36 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 23.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 39 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 36 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 21.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 54 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 15.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 38 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 0.5 °C | -3.0 °C | 23 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | -3.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 32 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | -14.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 20 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vikhorevka?
Vikhorevka has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -1.5 °C and it receives 396 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vikhorevka?
The hottest day measured in Vikhorevka between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2022, reaching 34.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vikhorevka?
The coldest day measured in Vikhorevka between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1960, at -51.6 °C.
Does it snow in Vikhorevka?
Yes. Vikhorevka gets on average 84.2 cm of snow per year and has around 218 frost days.
Has the climate of Vikhorevka warmed?
Yes: Vikhorevka warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vikhorevka?
The wettest day measured in Vikhorevka between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1960, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vikhorevka?
The windiest day measured in Vikhorevka between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1966, with winds reaching 43.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vikhorevka?
The warmest month in Vikhorevka is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-21.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Vikhorevka?
Vikhorevka receives on average 396 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vikhorevka?
Vikhorevka gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vikhorevka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vikhorevka between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1975, with 14.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vikhorevka?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Vikhorevka.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vikhorevka?
In Vikhorevka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.9 °C on 22 July 2002, and the lowest was -56.6 °C on 19 January 1960.
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