Zarinsk climate — normals and trends
Zarinsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.7 °C and it receives 562 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 (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zarinsk averages 193 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Zarinsk has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 201 to 185 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 12 July 2014) and the coldest -48.0 °C (on 6 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
ZarinskAltai Krai
- coords
- 53.71°, 84.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.7°C
Average daily high
6.6°C
Average daily low
-3.1°C
Annual rainfall
562mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
36.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
193 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
155.7 cm
Average feels-like high
3.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
38.2 °C
12 July 2014
Coldest day
-48.0 °C
6 January 2001
Wettest day
40 mm
24 July 2006
Windiest day
55.7 km/h
17 February 2004
Strongest gust
115.2 km/h
17 February 2004
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
15 July 1992
Coldest feels-like
-53.2 °C
5 February 1957
Snowiest day
17.0 cm
25 November 2021
Sunniest day
16.5 h
18 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -6.3 °C | +6.4 °C | 49 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | -6.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 28 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 0.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 28 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | +6.0 °C | 65 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 48 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 46 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 53 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 20.8 °C | -1.7 °C | 142 mm | +84 mm |
| Sep | 17.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 52 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 5.1 °C | -2.0 °C | 34 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | -0.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 118 mm | +60 mm |
| Dec | -7.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 63 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zarinsk?
Zarinsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.7 °C and it receives 562 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zarinsk?
The hottest day measured in Zarinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2014, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zarinsk?
The coldest day measured in Zarinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2001, at -48.0 °C.
Does it snow in Zarinsk?
Yes. Zarinsk gets on average 155.7 cm of snow per year and has around 193 frost days.
Has the climate of Zarinsk warmed?
Yes: Zarinsk warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zarinsk?
The wettest day measured in Zarinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2006, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zarinsk?
The windiest day measured in Zarinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2004, with winds reaching 55.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zarinsk?
The warmest month in Zarinsk is July (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Zarinsk?
Zarinsk receives on average 562 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zarinsk?
Zarinsk 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 Zarinsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zarinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 2021, with 17.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zarinsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Zarinsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zarinsk?
In Zarinsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 15 July 1992, and the lowest was -53.2 °C on 5 February 1957.
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