Orenburg, Russia climate

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental

Orenburg has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 84°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 4°F at night. Around 14 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (1.8 inches) and easing off in August (0.9 inches). At latitude 52°N, day length swings from 7.6 hours in midwinter to 16.4 hours at midsummer.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 84°F in July.

About 24 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Bitterly cold

Lows near 4°F in January.

About 161 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 14 in of rain a year.

Wettest in July

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+1.3 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Orenburg climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	17	19	31	56	73	81	84	83	70	53	33	21
Avg temp (°F)	10	11	24	46	61	69	72	70	59	44	28	15
Avg low (°F)	4	4	17	36	48	57	60	57	47	35	22	9
Precipitation (in)	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.8	0.9	1.0	1.3	1.1	1.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	17	19	31	56	73	81
Avg temp (°F)	10	11	24	46	61	69
Avg low (°F)	4	4	17	36	48	57
Precipitation (in)	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	84	83	70	53	33	21
Avg temp (°F)	72	70	59	44	28	15
Avg low (°F)	60	57	47	35	22	9
Precipitation (in)	1.8	0.9	1.0	1.3	1.1	1.2

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	16	11	11	8	9	9	8	7	7	9	12	15
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.8	6	9	8	0.9	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	30	27	28	10	0.9	—	—	—	1	11	23	29

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	16	11	11	8	9	9
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.8	6
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	30	27	28	10	0.9	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	7	7	9	12	15
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	9	8	0.9	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	1	11	23	29

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	63	62	62	63	57	54	51	53	58	66	66	67
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	5	5	6	7	7	8	8	7	5	4	4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	11	13	10	11	13	14	13	10	8	11	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	14	13	14	15	13	10	9	10	13	18	15	16
Relative humidity (%)	97	96	93	68	59	54	52	50	56	69	84	94
Wind speed (mph)	8.5	8.9	8.5	7.8	6.8	6.1	5.8	5.9	6.5	7.0	7.2	7.4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	63	62	62	63	57	54
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	5	5	6	7	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	11	13	10	11	13
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	14	13	14	15	13	10
Relative humidity (%)	97	96	93	68	59	54
Wind speed (mph)	8.5	8.9	8.5	7.8	6.8	6.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	51	53	58	66	66	67
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	8	7	5	4	4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	14	13	10	8	11	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	9	10	13	18	15	16
Relative humidity (%)	52	50	56	69	84	94
Wind speed (mph)	5.8	5.9	6.5	7.0	7.2	7.4

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Orenburg, a weather station, about 9 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.

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