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Monthly climate in Gorno-Altaysk, Russian Federation

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gorno-Altaysk features a subarctic climate (Dfc).Temperatures typically range between -15 °C (6 °F) and 19 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -45 °C (-49 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 778 mm (30.6 inches) and receives 135 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gorno-Altaysk enjoys an average of 3426 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 49 minutes to 16 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gorno-Altaysk, Russian Federation §

The warmest months in Gorno-Altaysk are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 19 °C (64 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -15 to -12 °C (6 - 11 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gorno-Altaysk experiences 46 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 173 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Gorno-Altaysk, Russian Federation.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 3°C
(37°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 6°C
(42°F)
Mean maximum 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 3°C
(37°F)
Average high -9°C
(16°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)
Daily mean -15°C
(6°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)
Average low -19°C
(-2°F)		 -18°C
(1°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)
Mean minimum -32°C
(-26°F)		 -32°C
(-25°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -24°C
(-12°F)		 -31°C
(-23°F)
Minimum -45°C
(-49°F)		 -40°C
(-40°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)		 -23°C
(-8°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)		 -30°C
(-22°F)		 -37°C
(-35°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gorno-Altaysk, Russian Federation §

Gorno-Altaysk usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 13 rainy days and 96 mm (3.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gorno-Altaysk are January, February and March. On average, 35 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gorno-Altaysk, Russian Federation.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29 (1.1) 34 (1.3) 43 (1.7) 59 (2.3) 89 (3.5) 71 (2.8) 112 (4.4) 87 (3.4) 77 (3.0) 73 (2.9) 57 (2.2) 47 (1.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 8 9 11 14 12 14 12 13 12 13 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Gorno-Altaysk, Russian Federation §

The sunniest months in Gorno-Altaysk are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 48 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gorno-Altaysk: January, November and December receive an average of 5 hours 9 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gorno-Altaysk, Russian Federation.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 132 214 289 333 377 396 395 385 309 249 170 171
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 19m 9h 55m 11h 54m 13h 55m 15h 41m 16h 37m 16h 8m 14h 33m 12h 36m 10h 36m 8h 48m 7h 49m

Solar UV radiation in Gorno-Altaysk, Russian Federation §

Gorno-Altaysk experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 7 - 8, which corresponds to the High / Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Gorno-Altaysk UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gorno-Altaysk, Russian Federation.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 1 3 5 6 8 8 7 7 5 3 2 1