Climate of Russia
The climate of Russia is formed under the influence of several determining factors. The enormous size of the country and the remoteness of many areas from the sea result in the dominance of the continental climate, which is prevalent in European and Asian Russia except for the tundra and the extreme southwest. Mountains in the south obstructing the flow of warm air masses from the Indian Ocean and the plain of the west and north makes the country open to Arctic and Atlantic influences.[1][2] Russia's climate, despite its enormous geographical extent, is generally warm to hot in the summer and cold to very cold in the winter, with snow cover typically present over the vast majority of the country's territory in the winter months, with the exception of the country's southernmost territories, the North Caucasus. Russia's far northeast, subject to an extreme subarctic climate, experiences the coldest winters of any permanently settled region in the world, with Yakutsk, the capital of the Sakha Republic, being the world's coldest major city and Oymyakon, also in the Sakha Republic, being the world's coldest permanently inhabited settlement.
Dynamics
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The strip of land along the shore of the Arctic Ocean, as well as the Arctic islands, have a polar climate, namely, an ice cap climate (EF) on some of the islands, and a tundra climate (ET) elsewhere. A small portion of the Black Sea coast, most notably in Sochi, possesses a humid subtropical climate (Köppen's Cfa) with unusually wet winters. Winter is dry compared to summer in many regions of East Siberia and the Far East (Dwa, Dwb, Dwc, Dwd types), while other parts of the country experience more even precipitation across seasons. Winter precipitation in most parts of the country usually falls as snow. The region along the Lower Volga and Caspian Sea coast, as well as some areas of southernmost Siberia, possess a semi-arid climate (BSk) and an arid climate (BWk). The city of Kaliningrad has an Oceanic climate (Cfb, Cfc) due to its relatively mild winters (monthly means above −3 °C (27 °F)) and cool summers.
About 65% of the Russian territory is underlain by permafrost.
Temperature records
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Extreme highs
| Month | Temperature | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.7 °C (80.1 °F) | 4 January 1979 | Derbent, Dagestan Republic |
| February | 28.2 °C (82.8 °F) | 28 February 2020 | Kasumkent, Dagestan Republic |
| March | 33.5 °C (92.3 °F) | 29 March 1901 | Maykop, Adygea Republic |
| April | 36.8 °C (98.2 °F) | 12 April 1998 | Armavir, Krasnodar Krai |
| May | 39.7 °C (103.5 °F) | 22 May 2021 | Khasavyurt, Republic of Dagestan |
| June | 43.7 °C (110.7 °F) | 22 June 2015 | Alexandrov Gay, Saratov Oblast |
| July | 45.4 °C (113.7 °F) | 12 July 2010 | Utta, Kalmykia Republic |
| August | 45 °C (113 °F) | 7 August 1940 | Lake Elton, Volgograd Oblast |
| September | 41.5 °C (106.7 °F) | 2 September 2010 | Lake Elton, Volgograd Oblast |
| Kalininsk, Saratov Oblast | |||
| October | 36.3 °C (97.3 °F) | 2 October 1999 | Armavir, Krasnodar Krai |
| Novoalexandrovsk, Saratov Oblast | |||
| November | 31.0 °C (87.8 °F) | 10 November 2016 | Shatoy, Chechen Republic |
| December | 28.1 °C (82.6 °F) | 10 December 1998 | Buynaksk, Dagestan Republic |
Extreme lows
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| Month | Temperature | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | −67.8 °C (−90.0 °F) | 15 January 1885 | Verkhoyansk, Sakha Republic |
| February | 5,7 February 1892 | ||
| 6 February 1933 | Oymyakon, Sakha Republic | ||
| March | Template:Cvt | 2 March 1951 | |
| 10 March 1954 | |||
| April | −57.2 °C (−71.0 °F) | 2 April 1896 | Verkhoyansk, Sakha Republic |
| May | −35.8 °C (−32.4 °F) | 2 May 1964 | Ilirney, Chukotka AO |
| June | −22.2 °C (−8.0 °F) | 2 June 1964 | Strait of Sterlegova, Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| July | −9.3 °C (15.3 °F) | 15 July 1966 | Oymyakon, Sakha Republic |
| August | −17.1 °C (1.2 °F) | 31 August 1969 | |
| September | −27.6 °C (−17.7 °F) | 29 September 1965 | Ilirney, Chukotka AO |
| October | −48.7 °C (−55.7 °F) | 29 October 1915 | Verkhoyansk, Sakha Republic |
| November | −62.2 °C (−80.0 °F) | Sometime before 1940, otherwise, –59.7 °C (–75.5 °F) on 29 November 1960 | Oymyakon, Sakha Republic |
| December | −64.5 °C (−84.1 °F) | 22 December 1902 | Verkhoyansk, Sakha Republic |
Averages and records by city
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See also
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