Kyzyl, Russia climate

BSk Cold semi-arid

Kyzyl has a strongly seasonal subarctic climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −33°C at night. Precipitation totals about 236 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 56 mm while March barely receives 4 mm. At latitude 52°N, day length swings from 7.6 hours in midwinter to 16.4 hours at midsummer.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 28°C in July.

About 13 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Bitterly cold

Lows near −33°C in January.

About 201 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Very dry

About 236 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in July

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+1.0 °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)

Kyzyl climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	−24	−16	−2	14	21	27	28	25	18	8	−7	−20
Avg temp (°C)	−28	−23	−9	6	13	19	22	19	11	2	−11	−24
Avg low (°C)	−33	−29	−15	−1	5	12	15	12	4	−4	−16	−28
Precipitation (mm)	9	4	4	8	13	33	56	48	27	8	12	13

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	−24	−16	−2	14	21	27
Avg temp (°C)	−28	−23	−9	6	13	19
Avg low (°C)	−33	−29	−15	−1	5	12
Precipitation (mm)	9	4	4	8	13	33

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	28	25	18	8	−7	−20
Avg temp (°C)	22	19	11	2	−11	−24
Avg low (°C)	15	12	4	−4	−16	−28
Precipitation (mm)	56	48	27	8	12	13

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	6	3	4	6	9	11	11	7	5	10	13
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.7	4	6	2	0.1	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	31	28	30	18	5	—	—	0.0	5	25	29	30

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	6	3	4	6	9
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.7	4
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	31	28	30	18	5	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	11	7	5	10	13
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	6	2	0.1	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	0.0	5	25	29	30

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	49	52	58	66	64	62	66	61	59	61	66	59
Relative humidity (%)	92	91	77	54	49	50	55	57	57	61	74	89
Wind speed (m/s)	1.4	1.5	1.8	2.4	2.3	1.9	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	49	52	58	66	64	62
Relative humidity (%)	92	91	77	54	49	50
Wind speed (m/s)	1.4	1.5	1.8	2.4	2.3	1.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	66	61	59	61	66	59
Relative humidity (%)	55	57	57	61	74	89
Wind speed (m/s)	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.5

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Kyzyl, 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.

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