Zmeinogorsk climate — normals and trends
Zmeinogorsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.7 °C and it receives 736 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 (19.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zmeinogorsk averages 187 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Zmeinogorsk has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 195 to 179 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 11 July 1974) and the coldest -45.3 °C (on 7 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
ZmeinogorskAltai Krai
- coords
- 51.16°, 82.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.7°C
Average daily high
7.6°C
Average daily low
-2.2°C
Annual rainfall
736mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
33.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
187 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
200.1 cm
Average feels-like high
4.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.0 °C
Average peak gust
39.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
38.6 °C
11 July 1974
Coldest day
-45.3 °C
7 January 2001
Wettest day
46 mm
15 July 1981
Windiest day
47.1 km/h
28 January 1973
Strongest gust
107.6 km/h
11 October 1959
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
21 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-50.3 °C
7 January 2001
Snowiest day
23.9 cm
30 November 2018
Sunniest day
15.4 h
26 June 2000
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 | -4.8 °C | +5.3 °C | 70 mm | +28 mm |
| Feb | -5.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 14 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 0.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 41 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | +5.6 °C | 54 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 91 mm | +23 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 76 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 101 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 21.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 133 mm | +62 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 86 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | 5.8 °C | -2.5 °C | 42 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 0.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 110 mm | +38 mm |
| Dec | -4.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 91 mm | +33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zmeinogorsk?
Zmeinogorsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.7 °C and it receives 736 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zmeinogorsk?
The hottest day measured in Zmeinogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1974, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zmeinogorsk?
The coldest day measured in Zmeinogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2001, at -45.3 °C.
Does it snow in Zmeinogorsk?
Yes. Zmeinogorsk gets on average 200.1 cm of snow per year and has around 187 frost days.
Has the climate of Zmeinogorsk warmed?
Yes: Zmeinogorsk warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zmeinogorsk?
The wettest day measured in Zmeinogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1981, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zmeinogorsk?
The windiest day measured in Zmeinogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1973, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zmeinogorsk?
The warmest month in Zmeinogorsk is July (19.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Zmeinogorsk?
Zmeinogorsk receives on average 736 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zmeinogorsk?
Zmeinogorsk gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zmeinogorsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zmeinogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2018, with 23.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zmeinogorsk?
Yes: Zmeinogorsk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zmeinogorsk?
In Zmeinogorsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 21 July 1953, and the lowest was -50.3 °C on 7 January 2001.
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