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Astrakhan, Russia climate
BSk Cold semi-arid
Astrakhan has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −7°C at night. Around 234 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in May (28 mm) and easing off in February (13 mm).
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 countsAstrakhan climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −3 | −3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 4 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | −7 | −7 | −1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 0 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 14 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −3 | −3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | −7 | −7 | −1 | 6 | 13 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 14 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 4 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 0 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 23 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 18 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 28 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 3 | 15 | 25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 28 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 0.1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 16 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.0 | 3 | 15 | 25 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 67 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 82 | 71 | 61 | 53 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 55 | 69 | 81 | 87 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 52 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 82 | 71 | 61 | 53 | 44 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 50 | 48 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 67 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 42 | 43 | 55 | 69 | 81 | 87 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Astrakan, a weather station, about 7 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.