Climate
The climate is dry and continental, characterized by dramatic swings of weather. Average daily temperatures, taken over the past three decades, are +20 °C (68 °F) for July and −17 °C (1 °F) for January, although temperatures can reach +45 °C (113 °F) in the summer and drop to −45 °C (−49 °F) in the winter. On average, Omsk sees over 300 sunny days a year. The average annual rainfall is 315 millimeters (12.4 in).
| Climate data for Omsk | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
35.5 (95.9) |
40.1 (104.2) |
40.4 (104.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
32.9 (91.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −12.6 (9.3) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
22..2 (72) |
15.8 (60.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
6.73 (44.12) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −21.2 (−6.2) |
−20.2 (−4.4) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−1 (30) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−3.13 (26.36) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −45.1 (−49.2) |
−45.5 (−49.9) |
−41.1 (−42.0) |
−25.5 (−13.9) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−28.1 (−18.6) |
−41.2 (−42.2) |
−44.7 (−48.5) |
−45.5 (−49.9) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 24 (0.94) |
16 (0.63) |
14 (0.55) |
21 (0.83) |
35 (1.38) |
50 (1.97) |
60 (2.36) |
56 (2.2) |
36 (1.42) |
31 (1.22) |
30 (1.18) |
27 (1.06) |
400 (15.75) |
| % humidity | 80 | 78 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 82 | 81 | 71.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 68.2 | 126.0 | 182.9 | 234.0 | 285.2 | 318.0 | 322.4 | 248.0 | 180.0 | 105.4 | 72.0 | 62.0 | 2,204.1 |
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