Climate
Under the Köppen climate classification Krasnodar has a humid subtropical climate climate (Cfa).
Winters are cold and damp, with unstable snow cover. The average temperature in January, the area's coldest month, is 32 °F (0 °C). Weather conditions in winter vary greatly. Temperatures can exceed 68 °F (20 °C) for a few days, but temperatures below −4 °F (−20 °C) are not uncommon for Krasnodar as the city is not protected by mountains from cold waves. Summers are typically hot with a July average of 75.2 °F (24.0 °C).
The city receives 28.26 inches (718 mm) of precipitation annually, fairly spread throughout the year. Extreme storms are rare in the Krasnodar area. Extreme temperatures have ranged from -27.2 to 104 °F (-33 to 40 °C), recorded on January 11, 1940 and July 30, 2000, respectively.
| Climate data for Krasnodar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.9 (94.8) |
38.1 (100.6) |
40.7 (105.3) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.5 (101.3) |
33.9 (93.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
40.7 (105.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
1.9 (35.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
0.6 (33.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −32.9 (−27.2) |
−29.8 (−21.6) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
−27.6 (−17.7) |
−32.9 (−27.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 64 (2.52) |
52 (2.05) |
54 (2.13) |
50 (1.97) |
67 (2.64) |
87 (3.43) |
54 (2.13) |
44 (1.73) |
43 (1.69) |
57 (2.24) |
71 (2.8) |
77 (3.03) |
718 (28.27) |
| % humidity | 84 | 79 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 74 |
| Avg. rainy days | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 137 |
| Avg. snowy days | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 3 | 7 | 32.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 71.3 | 87.0 | 136.4 | 180.0 | 248.0 | 276.0 | 303.8 | 285.2 | 237.0 | 173.6 | 87.0 | 55.8 | 2,141.1 |
| Source #1: Pogoda.ru.net | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Hong Kong Observatory (sun only) | |||||||||||||
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