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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 91°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 20°F at night. Around 9 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in May (1.1 inches) and easing off in February (0.5 inches).

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 91°F in July.

About 42 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 20°F in January.

About 116 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Very dry

About 9 in of rain a year.

Wettest in May

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+1.4 °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

Astrakhan climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	32	35	47	64	76	86	91	89	76	62	45	34
Avg temp (°F)	26	27	39	53	66	75	79	77	66	53	38	29
Avg low (°F)	20	20	30	43	55	64	68	65	55	43	32	24
Precipitation (in)	0.6	0.5	0.7	1.0	1.1	1.0	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	32	35	47	64	76	86
Avg temp (°F)	26	27	39	53	66	75
Avg low (°F)	20	20	30	43	55	64
Precipitation (in)	0.6	0.5	0.7	1.0	1.1	1.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	91	89	76	62	45	34
Avg temp (°F)	79	77	66	53	38	29
Avg low (°F)	68	65	55	43	32	24
Precipitation (in)	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.7

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 ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	1	10	16	14	1	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	1	10
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days)	16	14	1	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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.

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