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Ulan-Ude, Russia climate
BSk Cold semi-arid
Ulan-Ude has a strongly seasonal subarctic climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 81°F, while the coldest is January averaging around −17°F at night. Precipitation totals about 10 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 2.5 inches while February barely receives 0.11 inches. 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 countsUlan-Ude climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 0 | 13 | 33 | 51 | 65 | 78 | 81 | 76 | 62 | 44 | 23 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°F) | −8 | 1 | 20 | 39 | 52 | 65 | 70 | 65 | 51 | 35 | 14 | −2 |
| Avg low (°F) | −17 | −10 | 8 | 27 | 39 | 52 | 58 | 54 | 40 | 25 | 6 | −10 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 0 | 13 | 33 | 51 | 65 | 78 |
| Avg temp (°F) | −8 | 1 | 20 | 39 | 52 | 65 |
| Avg low (°F) | −17 | −10 | 8 | 27 | 39 | 52 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 81 | 76 | 62 | 44 | 23 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 70 | 65 | 51 | 35 | 14 | −2 |
| Avg low (°F) | 58 | 54 | 40 | 25 | 6 | −10 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 30 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 0.1 | — | 0.0 | 4 | 25 | 28 | 29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 3 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 30 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | 0.0 | 4 | 25 | 28 | 29 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 72 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 98 | 98 | 88 | 62 | 57 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 86 | 96 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 70 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 98 | 98 | 88 | 62 | 57 | 58 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 70 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 72 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 86 | 96 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Ulan-ude, a weather station, inside the city. 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.