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Kursk, Russia climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Kursk 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 −9°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 638 mm. At latitude 52°N, day length swings from 7.6 hours in midwinter to 16.4 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 countsKursk climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −4 | −3 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 2 | −2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −6 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 0 | −5 |
| Avg low (°C) | −9 | −8 | −4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | −2 | −7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 48 | 41 | 45 | 41 | 55 | 65 | 78 | 49 | 65 | 59 | 44 | 49 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −4 | −3 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −6 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | −9 | −8 | −4 | 4 | 10 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 48 | 41 | 45 | 41 | 55 | 65 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 2 | −2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 0 | −5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | −2 | −7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 78 | 49 | 65 | 59 | 44 | 49 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 17 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 30 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 0.3 | — | — | — | 0.3 | 7 | 19 | 27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 30 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 0.3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 17 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.3 | 7 | 19 | 27 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 60 | 61 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 74 | 77 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 96 | 91 | 80 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 71 | 82 | 91 | 96 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 60 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 96 | 91 | 80 | 76 | 74 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 74 | 77 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 71 | 64 | 71 | 82 | 91 | 96 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Kursk, a weather station, about 5 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.