Zhatay climate — normals and trends
Zhatay (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic, extreme winter climate (Dwd) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -9.1 °C and it receives 242 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 (19.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-39.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Zhatay averages 235 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 57 rainy days per year.
Zhatay has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 23 July 1988) and the coldest -59.1 °C (on 7 January 1982).
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
ZhataySakha
- coords
- 62.16°, 129.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-9.1°C
Average daily high
-4.5°C
Average daily low
-14.0°C
Annual rainfall
242mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
58.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
235 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
57 d/yr
Annual snowfall
46.5 cm
Average feels-like high
-8.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-18.0 °C
Average peak gust
25.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.13 · 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
36.7 °C
23 July 1988
Coldest day
-59.1 °C
7 January 1982
Wettest day
39 mm
7 August 1981
Windiest day
36.2 km/h
17 September 1973
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
5 October 1979
Hottest feels-like
37.1 °C
16 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-64.0 °C
8 January 1959
Snowiest day
12.4 cm
2 May 1970
Sunniest day
19.0 h
21 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 | -30.4 °C | +6.2 °C | 7 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -24.8 °C | +4.6 °C | 6 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | -14.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 6 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 4.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 34 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 14.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 34 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 20.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 38 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 54 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 21.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 25 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 10.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 35 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | -4.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 3 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | -23.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 13 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | -40.5 °C | -5.2 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhatay?
Zhatay has a dry-winter subarctic, extreme winter climate (Köppen Dwd). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -9.1 °C and it receives 242 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhatay?
The hottest day measured in Zhatay between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1988, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhatay?
The coldest day measured in Zhatay between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1982, at -59.1 °C.
Does it snow in Zhatay?
Yes. Zhatay gets on average 46.5 cm of snow per year and has around 235 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhatay warmed?
Yes: Zhatay warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhatay?
The wettest day measured in Zhatay between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1981, with 39 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhatay?
The windiest day measured in Zhatay between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1973, with winds reaching 36.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhatay?
The warmest month in Zhatay is July (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-39.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhatay?
Zhatay receives on average 242 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 57 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhatay?
Zhatay gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhatay?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhatay between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1970, with 12.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhatay?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Zhatay.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhatay?
In Zhatay, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 16 July 2011, and the lowest was -64.0 °C on 8 January 1959.
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