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Gorno-Altaysk, Russia climate

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental

Gorno-Altaysk has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 26°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −19°C at night. Precipitation totals about 728 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 113 mm while January barely receives 22 mm. At latitude 52°N, day length swings from 7.5 hours in midwinter to 16.5 hours at midsummer.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 26°C in July.

About 5 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Bitterly cold

Lows near −19°C in January.

About 192 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 728 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in July

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

+0.5 °C 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

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Gorno-Altaysk climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	−7	−4	3	13	20	25	26	24	18	12	1	−5
Avg temp (°C)	−13	−11	−4	6	13	18	20	18	12	5	−4	−11
Avg low (°C)	−19	−18	−10	−1	5	10	13	11	5	−1	−10	−16
Precipitation (mm)	22	23	32	63	88	89	113	90	73	56	48	32

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	−7	−4	3	13	20	25
Avg temp (°C)	−13	−11	−4	6	13	18
Avg low (°C)	−19	−18	−10	−1	5	10
Precipitation (mm)	22	23	32	63	88	89

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	26	24	18	12	1	−5
Avg temp (°C)	20	18	12	5	−4	−11
Avg low (°C)	13	11	5	−1	−10	−16
Precipitation (mm)	113	90	73	56	48	32

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	9	11	13	13	14	16	13	12	12	13	12
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.6	1	2	2	0.2	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	31	28	30	18	6	0.2	—	—	4	18	27	30

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	9	11	13	13	14
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.6	1
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	31	28	30	18	6	0.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	16	13	12	12	13	12
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	2	2	0.2	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	4	18	27	30

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	58	58	62	71	70	66	68	63	65	67	69	65
Relative humidity (%)	95	95	88	73	68	68	65	64	65	71	84	94
Wind speed (mph)	2.3	2.4	2.3	1.7	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.9	1.5	2.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	58	58	62	71	70	66
Relative humidity (%)	95	95	88	73	68	68
Wind speed (mph)	2.3	2.4	2.3	1.7	0.8	0.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	68	63	65	67	69	65
Relative humidity (%)	65	64	65	71	84	94
Wind speed (mph)	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.9	1.5	2.1

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Kyzyl-ozek, 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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