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Barnaul, Russia climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Barnaul has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 79°F, while the coldest is January averaging around −6°F at night. Precipitation totals about 17 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 2.8 inches while February barely receives 0.69 inches. At latitude 53°N, day length swings from 7.3 hours in midwinter to 16.7 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsBarnaul climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 12 | 18 | 32 | 53 | 68 | 77 | 79 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 28 | 16 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 3 | 8 | 22 | 42 | 56 | 65 | 68 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 21 | 8 |
| Avg low (°F) | −6 | −2 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 54 | 57 | 53 | 42 | 31 | 14 | 0 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 12 | 18 | 32 | 53 | 68 | 77 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 3 | 8 | 22 | 42 | 56 | 65 |
| Avg low (°F) | −6 | −2 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 54 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 79 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 28 | 16 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 68 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 21 | 8 |
| Avg low (°F) | 57 | 53 | 42 | 31 | 14 | 0 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 30 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 0.1 | — | — | 3 | 16 | 26 | 30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 30 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | 3 | 16 | 26 | 30 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 59 | 61 | 58 | 64 | 71 | 72 | 68 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 96 | 94 | 76 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 64 | 74 | 89 | 96 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 59 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 96 | 94 | 76 | 65 | 63 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 58 | 64 | 71 | 72 | 68 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 60 | 58 | 64 | 74 | 89 | 96 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Barnaul, a weather station, about 16 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.