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Elista, Russia climate
Dfa Hot-summer humid continental
Elista has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −6°C at night. Around 388 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in May (47 mm) and easing off in February (22 mm).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Elista climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 3 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −6 | −1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | −5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 25 | 22 | 32 | 31 | 47 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 34 | 36 | 28 | 30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −6 | −1 | 5 | 12 | 16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 25 | 22 | 32 | 31 | 47 | 41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 3 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | −5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 25 | 34 | 36 | 28 | 30 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 27 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 4 | 15 | 25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 8 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 27 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0.0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.0 | 4 | 15 | 25 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 66 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 57 | 54 | 47 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 68 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 90 | 86 | 77 | 67 | 59 | 50 | 45 | 42 | 54 | 70 | 83 | 89 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 66 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 57 | 54 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 90 | 86 | 77 | 67 | 59 | 50 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 68 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 45 | 42 | 54 | 70 | 83 | 89 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.3 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Elista, 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.