Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Atka features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -30 °C (-22 °F) and 12 °C (54 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -48 °C (-54 °F) or can rise to as high as 27 °C (80 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 526 mm (20.7 inches) and receives 107 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Atka enjoys an average of 2525 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 5 hours 44 minutes to 19 hours 0 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Atka are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 9 to 12 °C (48 - 54 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -30 to -27 °C (-22 - -16 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Atka experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 245 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -5°C (23°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -2°C (30°F) | -14°C (7°F) |
Mean maximum | -13°C (8°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -19°C (-3°F) |
Average high | -27°C (-16°F) | -23°C (-10°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -7°C (20°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -28°C (-18°F) |
Daily mean | -30°C (-21°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -11°C (13°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -30°C (-22°F) |
Average low | -33°C (-26°F) | -30°C (-21°F) | -25°C (-12°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -33°C (-27°F) |
Mean minimum | -41°C (-42°F) | -38°C (-35°F) | -35°C (-30°F) | -26°C (-15°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -23°C (-10°F) | -36°C (-32°F) | -42°C (-44°F) |
Minimum | -44°C (-47°F) | -41°C (-42°F) | -41°C (-41°F) | -31°C (-23°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -27°C (-17°F) | -39°C (-38°F) | -48°C (-54°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Atka, Magadan Oblast, Russian Federation with other places around the world.
Atka usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 13 rainy days and 70 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Atka are January, February and December. On average, 17 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20 (0.8) | 14 (0.6) | 28 (1.1) | 24 (0.9) | 58 (2.3) | 71 (2.8) | 73 (2.9) | 67 (2.6) | 58 (2.3) | 41 (1.6) | 56 (2.2) | 16 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Atka are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 5 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Atka: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 85 | 161 | 239 | 271 | 306 | 292 | 328 | 251 | 204 | 188 | 97 | 97 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 6h 33m | 9h 0m | 11h 49m | 14h 41m | 17h 23m | 19h 0m | 18h 10m | 15h 39m | 12h 51m | 10h 1m | 7h 20m | 5h 44m |
Atka experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 7 - 7, which corresponds to the 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 1. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Atka UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |