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Yoshkar-Ola, Russia climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Yoshkar-Ola has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 78°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 7°F at night. Around 23 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (2.9 inches) and easing off in February (1.2 inches). At latitude 57°N, day length swings from 6.5 hours in midwinter to 17.5 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 countsYoshkar-Ola climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 19 | 21 | 33 | 51 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 73 | 61 | 46 | 31 | 22 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 13 | 14 | 25 | 42 | 56 | 63 | 67 | 63 | 53 | 41 | 26 | 17 |
| Avg low (°F) | 7 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 44 | 52 | 56 | 53 | 44 | 35 | 22 | 12 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 19 | 21 | 33 | 51 | 67 | 74 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 13 | 14 | 25 | 42 | 56 | 63 |
| Avg low (°F) | 7 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 44 | 52 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 78 | 73 | 61 | 46 | 31 | 22 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 67 | 63 | 53 | 41 | 26 | 17 |
| Avg low (°F) | 56 | 53 | 44 | 35 | 22 | 12 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 21 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 20 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 30 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 0.1 | — | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 21 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 30 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 20 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 2 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 29 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 67 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 72 | 69 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 99 | 99 | 98 | 85 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 80 | 88 | 95 | 99 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 67 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 62 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 99 | 99 | 98 | 85 | 76 | 78 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 72 | 69 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 76 | 80 | 88 | 95 | 99 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Joskar-ola, a weather station, about 4 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.