Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Kyzyl-Khaya Russia

In Kyzyl-Khaya, the summers are cool, the winters are frigid, and it is dry and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -13°F to 66°F and is rarely below -25°F or above 75°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Kyzyl-Khaya for warm-weather activities is from late June to early August.

The warm season lasts for 3.6 months, from May 22 to September 9, with an average daily high temperature above 54°F. The hottest month of the year in Kyzyl-Khaya is July, with an average high of 65°F and low of 43°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.6 months, from November 19 to March 6, with an average daily high temperature below 18°F. The coldest month of the year in Kyzyl-Khaya is January, with an average low of -13°F and high of 7°F.

In Kyzyl-Khaya, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Kyzyl-Khaya begins around July 25 and lasts for 2.4 months, ending around October 4.

The clearest month of the year in Kyzyl-Khaya is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 62% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 4 and lasts for 9.6 months, ending around July 25.

The cloudiest month of the year in Kyzyl-Khaya is November, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 49% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Kyzyl-Khaya varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 2.7 months, from June 1 to August 25, with a greater than 12% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Kyzyl-Khaya is July, with an average of 7.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.2 months, from August 25 to June 1. The month with the fewest wet days in Kyzyl-Khaya is February, with an average of 0.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Kyzyl-Khaya changes throughout the year.

Snow alone is the most common for 6.1 months, from March 10 to April 17 and from October 4 to March 2. The month with the most days of snow alone in Kyzyl-Khaya is October, with an average of 0.4 days.

Rain alone is the most common for 5.6 months, from April 17 to October 4. The month with the most days of rain alone in Kyzyl-Khaya is July, with an average of 7.3 days.

Mixed snow and rain is the most common for 1.1 weeks, from March 2 to March 10. The month with the most days of mixed snow and rain in Kyzyl-Khaya is May, with an average of 0.5 days.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Kyzyl-Khaya experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from May 29 to August 29, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Kyzyl-Khaya is July, with an average rainfall of 1.3 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 9.0 months, from August 29 to May 29. The month with the least rain in Kyzyl-Khaya is December, with an average rainfall of -0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Kyzyl-Khaya varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 4 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 16 hours, 23 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:50 AM on June 16, and the latest sunrise is 4 hours, 9 minutes later at 8:59 AM on January 1. The earliest sunset is at 4:58 PM on December 11, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 16 minutes later at 9:14 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Kyzyl-Khaya during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Kyzyl-Khaya, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Kyzyl-Khaya experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from March 11 to June 3, with average wind speeds of more than 8.2 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Kyzyl-Khaya is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 9.2 months, from June 3 to March 11. The calmest month of the year in Kyzyl-Khaya is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.3 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Kyzyl-Khaya is from the west throughout the year.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Kyzyl-Khaya throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Kyzyl-Khaya for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to early August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Kyzyl-Khaya for hot-weather activities is for the entire month of July, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Kyzyl-Khaya typically lasts for 1.9 months (59 days), from around June 16 to around August 14, rarely starting before May 27, or ending after September 1.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Kyzyl-Khaya should appear around June 10, only rarely appearing before June 1 or after June 24.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from April 19 to August 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Kyzyl-Khaya is June, with an average of 7.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from October 30 to February 8, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Kyzyl-Khaya is December, with an average of 1.3 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kyzyl-Khaya are 50.050 deg latitude, 89.878 deg longitude, and 6,575 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kyzyl-Khaya contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,355 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,787 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (6,289 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,448 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kyzyl-Khaya is covered by grassland (54%), cropland (28%), and bare soil (18%), within 10 miles by grassland (46%) and bare soil (40%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (45%) and grassland (35%).