Yetkul' climate — normals and trends
Yetkul' (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.6 °C and it receives 459 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 (19.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Yetkul' averages 183 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Yetkul' has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 193 to 173 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 11 July 2023) and the coldest -42.1 °C (on 13 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
Yetkul'Chelyabinsk Oblast
- coords
- 54.82°, 61.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.6°C
Average daily high
6.9°C
Average daily low
-1.8°C
Annual rainfall
459mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
34.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
183 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
93.0 cm
Average feels-like high
3.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
40.1 °C
11 July 2023
Coldest day
-42.1 °C
13 January 1940
Wettest day
60 mm
29 July 2006
Windiest day
47.8 km/h
9 February 1958
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
2 May 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
11 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-47.4 °C
17 February 1951
Snowiest day
20.7 cm
25 April 2014
Sunniest day
16.0 h
26 June 2025
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 | -5.5 °C | +6.6 °C | 25 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | -5.1 °C | +4.7 °C | 5 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 3.5 °C | +5.7 °C | 35 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 15.0 °C | +5.2 °C | 51 mm | +22 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 43 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 24.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 106 mm | +48 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 80 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 22.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 68 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 17.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 42 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 9.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 20 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 3.0 °C | +5.9 °C | 38 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | -7.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 34 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yetkul'?
Yetkul' has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.6 °C and it receives 459 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yetkul'?
The hottest day measured in Yetkul' between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2023, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yetkul'?
The coldest day measured in Yetkul' between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1940, at -42.1 °C.
Does it snow in Yetkul'?
Yes. Yetkul' gets on average 93.0 cm of snow per year and has around 183 frost days.
Has the climate of Yetkul' warmed?
Yes: Yetkul' warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yetkul'?
The wettest day measured in Yetkul' between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2006, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yetkul'?
The windiest day measured in Yetkul' between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1958, with winds reaching 47.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yetkul'?
The warmest month in Yetkul' is July (19.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Yetkul'?
Yetkul' receives on average 459 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yetkul'?
Yetkul' gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yetkul'?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yetkul' between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 2014, with 20.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yetkul'?
Yes: Yetkul' has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yetkul'?
In Yetkul', between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 11 July 2023, and the lowest was -47.4 °C on 17 February 1951.
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