Volchikha climate — normals and trends
Volchikha (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.0 °C and it receives 380 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Volchikha averages 182 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
Volchikha has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 188 to 176 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 11 July 1974) and the coldest -45.1 °C (on 26 January 1969).
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
VolchikhaAltai Krai
- coords
- 52.02°, 80.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.0°C
Average daily high
7.9°C
Average daily low
-1.8°C
Annual rainfall
380mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
36.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
182 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
91.0 cm
Average feels-like high
4.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · 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
40.5 °C
11 July 1974
Coldest day
-45.1 °C
26 January 1969
Wettest day
43 mm
29 July 2014
Windiest day
56.9 km/h
22 April 1985
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
22 April 1985
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
21 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-50.8 °C
7 January 2001
Snowiest day
26.5 cm
25 March 1968
Sunniest day
15.8 h
20 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5.7 °C | +6.1 °C | 31 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | -5.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 1.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 19 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +6.0 °C | 19 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 23 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 42 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 40 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 95 mm | +55 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 43 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 6.4 °C | -2.1 °C | 20 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 1.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 67 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | -5.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 48 mm | +19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Volchikha?
Volchikha has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.0 °C and it receives 380 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Volchikha?
The hottest day measured in Volchikha between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1974, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Volchikha?
The coldest day measured in Volchikha between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1969, at -45.1 °C.
Does it snow in Volchikha?
Yes. Volchikha gets on average 91.0 cm of snow per year and has around 182 frost days.
Has the climate of Volchikha warmed?
Yes: Volchikha warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Volchikha?
The wettest day measured in Volchikha between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2014, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Volchikha?
The windiest day measured in Volchikha between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1985, with winds reaching 56.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Volchikha?
The warmest month in Volchikha is July (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Volchikha?
Volchikha receives on average 380 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Volchikha?
Volchikha gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Volchikha?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Volchikha between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1968, with 26.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Volchikha?
Yes: Volchikha has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Volchikha?
In Volchikha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 21 July 1953, and the lowest was -50.8 °C on 7 January 2001.
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