Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kadykchan features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -38 °C (-36 °F) and 14 °C (57 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -55 °C (-67 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 481 mm (18.9 inches) and receives 92 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kadykchan enjoys an average of 2784 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 4 hours 51 minutes to 20 hours 5 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kadykchan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 11 to 14 °C (51 - 57 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -38 to -32 °C (-36 - -25 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kadykchan experiences 6 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 | -13°C (9°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -21°C (-6°F) |
Mean maximum | -21°C (-5°F) | -14°C (6°F) | -7°C (20°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -24°C (-10°F) |
Average high | -35°C (-30°F) | -27°C (-15°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 9°C (49°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -35°C (-30°F) |
Daily mean | -38°C (-36°F) | -32°C (-25°F) | -23°C (-10°F) | -11°C (13°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 3°C (39°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -38°C (-36°F) |
Average low | -42°C (-43°F) | -36°C (-33°F) | -30°C (-23°F) | -19°C (-1°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -30°C (-21°F) | -42°C (-43°F) |
Mean minimum | -52°C (-61°F) | -47°C (-52°F) | -41°C (-41°F) | -31°C (-23°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -25°C (-13°F) | -44°C (-46°F) | -52°C (-61°F) |
Minimum | -55°C (-66°F) | -53°C (-63°F) | -45°C (-48°F) | -34°C (-28°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -30°C (-22°F) | -53°C (-63°F) | -55°C (-67°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kadykchan, Magadan Oblast, Russian Federation with other places around the world.
Kadykchan usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 13 rainy days and 85 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kadykchan are February, March and December. On average, 10 mm (0.4 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) | 11 (0.4) | 10 (0.4) | 10 (0.4) | 18 (0.7) | 54 (2.1) | 74 (2.9) | 107 (4.2) | 73 (2.9) | 53 (2.1) | 28 (1.1) | 35 (1.4) | 9 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Kadykchan are April, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kadykchan: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 88 | 164 | 278 | 321 | 316 | 367 | 329 | 291 | 215 | 199 | 114 | 96 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 5h 51m | 8h 41m | 11h 47m | 14h 58m | 18h 4m | 20h 5m | 19h 0m | 16h 3m | 12h 56m | 9h 48m | 6h 46m | 4h 51m |
Kadykchan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 6 - 7, which corresponds to the High category of sun exposure.January, February and November 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 Kadykchan UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |