Zhigalovo climate — normals and trends
Zhigalovo (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -3.0 °C and it receives 414 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhigalovo averages 235 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.
Zhigalovo 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 242 to 228 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 4 July 2024) and the coldest -54.1 °C (on 28 December 1949).
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
ZhigalovoIrkutsk Oblast
- coords
- 54.81°, 105.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-3.0°C
Average daily high
2.8°C
Average daily low
-8.8°C
Annual rainfall
414mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
42.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
235 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
95 d/yr
Annual snowfall
87.4 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-12.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
35.7 °C
4 July 2024
Coldest day
-54.1 °C
28 December 1949
Wettest day
70 mm
29 July 1944
Windiest day
33.4 km/h
20 April 2016
Strongest gust
93.6 km/h
9 August 1975
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
4 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-58.9 °C
28 December 1949
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
7 September 1968
Sunniest day
16.1 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 | -14.6 °C | +5.4 °C | 13 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | -13.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 18 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | -0.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 25 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 8.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 42 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 16.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 36 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 22.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 72 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 37 mm | -45 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 77 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 15.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 32 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | -0.2 °C | -3.1 °C | 28 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | -4.5 °C | +4.9 °C | 26 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | -17.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 18 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhigalovo?
Zhigalovo has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -3.0 °C and it receives 414 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhigalovo?
The hottest day measured in Zhigalovo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2024, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhigalovo?
The coldest day measured in Zhigalovo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1949, at -54.1 °C.
Does it snow in Zhigalovo?
Yes. Zhigalovo gets on average 87.4 cm of snow per year and has around 235 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhigalovo warmed?
Yes: Zhigalovo warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhigalovo?
The wettest day measured in Zhigalovo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1944, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhigalovo?
The windiest day measured in Zhigalovo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 2016, with winds reaching 33.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhigalovo?
The warmest month in Zhigalovo is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhigalovo?
Zhigalovo receives on average 414 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhigalovo?
Zhigalovo 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 Zhigalovo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhigalovo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1968, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhigalovo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Zhigalovo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhigalovo?
In Zhigalovo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 4 July 2024, and the lowest was -58.9 °C on 28 December 1949.
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