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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Atagay Russia

In Atagay, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy and the winters are frigid, snowy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -17°F to 75°F and is rarely below -39°F or above 85°F.

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

Climate in Atagay

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Atagay weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.7 months, from May 17 to September 8, with an average daily high temperature above 61°F. The hottest month of the year in Atagay is July, with an average high of 74°F and low of 53°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.0 months, from November 21 to February 21, with an average daily high temperature below 18°F. The coldest month of the year in Atagay is January, with an average low of -16°F and high of 5°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Atagay

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 5°F15°F30°F46°F60°F71°F74°F69°F57°F41°F22°F8°F
Temp. -6°F2°F18°F35°F49°F60°F65°F60°F46°F32°F14°F0°F
Low -16°F-11°F4°F24°F37°F48°F53°F49°F36°F22°F5°F-10°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Atagay

Average Hourly Temperature in AtagayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfrigidfrigidfreezingfreezingcoldcoolcoolcomfortablevery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

High Level, Canada (4,334 miles away) and Flin Flon, Canada (4,756 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Atagay (view comparison).

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In Atagay, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Atagay begins around April 17 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around October 6.

The clearest month of the year in Atagay is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 49% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 6 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around April 17.

The cloudiest month of the year in Atagay is November, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 80% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Atagay

Cloud Cover Categories in AtagayclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 2450%Jul 2450%Nov 2319%Nov 2319%Apr 1734%Apr 1734%Oct 635%Oct 635%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 77%77%74%65%57%52%51%54%58%70%80%78%
Clearer 23%23%26%35%43%48%49%46%42%30%20%22%

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

The wetter season lasts 5.4 months, from April 24 to October 5, with a greater than 18% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Atagay is August, with an average of 10.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.6 months, from October 5 to April 24. The month with the fewest wet days in Atagay is February, with an average of 0.7 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 Atagay changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 6.8 months, from March 30 to October 24. The month with the most days of rain alone in Atagay is August, with an average of 10.0 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 5.2 months, from October 24 to March 30. The month with the most days of snow alone in Atagay is November, with an average of 2.0 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Atagay

Daily Chance of Precipitation in AtagaysnowrainsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 234%Aug 234%Feb 11%Feb 11%Mar 308%Mar 308%Oct 2412%Oct 2412%NowNowrainsnow
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.0d0.0d0.3d2.8d7.8d9.3d10.0d10.0d6.9d2.8d0.2d0.0d
Mixed 0.0d0.0d0.3d0.8d0.3d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d0.6d0.1d0.0d
Snow 0.8d0.7d1.1d0.6d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d1.1d2.0d1.5d
Any 0.8d0.7d1.7d4.2d8.2d9.3d10.0d10.0d7.2d4.6d2.4d1.5d

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. Atagay experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from April 15 to October 16, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Atagay is July, with an average rainfall of 2.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from October 16 to April 15. The month with the least rain in Atagay is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Atagay

Average Monthly Rainfall in AtagayrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 inJul 303.0 inJul 303.0 inJan 210.0 inJan 210.0 inApr 150.5 inApr 150.5 inOct 160.5 inOct 160.5 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.0″0.0″0.1″0.5″1.6″2.5″2.8″2.7″1.6″0.5″0.0″0.0″

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Atagay experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.7 months, from October 5 to April 27, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Atagay is November, with an average snowfall of 2.4 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.3 months, from April 27 to October 5. The least snow falls around July 23, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Atagay

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 0.9″0.8″1.3″1.3″0.3″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.3″1.6″2.4″1.7″

The length of the day in Atagay varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 9 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 17 hours, 24 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Atagay

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in AtagayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2017 hr, 24 minJun 2117 hr, 24 minJun 2112 hr, 13 minSep 2212 hr, 13 minSep 227 hr, 9 minDec 217 hr, 9 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 7.8h9.7h11.9h14.2h16.2h17.3h16.7h14.9h12.7h10.4h8.4h7.3h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:41 AM on June 17, and the latest sunrise is 5 hours, 6 minutes later at 9:48 AM on December 29. The earliest sunset is at 4:53 PM on December 14, and the latest sunset is 5 hours, 13 minutes later at 10:06 PM on June 24.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Atagay during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Atagay

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in AtagayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 174:41 AMJun 174:41 AM10:06 PMJun 2410:06 PMJun 24Dec 144:53 PMDec 144:53 PM9:48 AMDec 299:48 AMDec 29daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Atagay

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in AtagayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00001010101020202030304040500000101010102020203030304040501158NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Atagay

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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 Atagay, 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, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Atagay

Humidity Comfort Levels in AtagayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 230%Jan 230%Jul 172%Jul 172%NowNowcomfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.6d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Atagay experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.3 months, from October 16 to May 25, with average wind speeds of more than 4.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Atagay is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.7 months, from May 25 to October 16. The calmest month of the year in Atagay is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Atagay

Average Wind Speed in AtagaywindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mphApr 115.8 mphApr 115.8 mphJul 183.2 mphJul 183.2 mphOct 164.5 mphOct 164.5 mphMay 254.5 mphMay 254.5 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 5.45.55.75.74.93.73.33.43.84.55.35.6

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Atagay is from the west throughout the year.

Wind Direction in Atagay

Wind Direction in AtagayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Atagay 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 Atagay for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to early August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Tourism Score in Atagay

Tourism Score in AtagayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.45.40.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Atagay for hot-weather activities is from late June to late July, with a peak score in the second week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Atagay

Beach/Pool Score in AtagayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810102.22.20.00.0NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Atagay typically lasts for 3.6 months (111 days), from around May 25 to around September 13, rarely starting before May 10 or after June 9, and rarely ending before August 28 or after September 28.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Atagay

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Atagaygrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 2550%May 2550%Sep 1350%Sep 1350%Jun 990%Jun 990%Aug 2890%Aug 2890%May 1010%May 1010%Sep 2810%Sep 2810%0%Nov 210%Nov 21Jul 19100%Jul 19100%NowNowfrigidcoldcoolcomfortablefreezingvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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 Atagay should appear around May 18, only rarely appearing before May 7 or after May 30.

Growing Degree Days in Atagay

Growing Degree Days in AtagayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F200°F200°F400°F400°F600°F600°F800°F800°F1,000°F1,000°F1,200°F1,200°F1,400°F1,400°FMay 1890°FMay 1890°FJul 28900°FJul 28900°FDec 311,349°FDec 311,349°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 3.1 months, from May 4 to August 9, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Atagay is June, with an average of 6.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from October 20 to February 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Atagay is December, with an average of 0.5 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Atagay

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in AtagaybrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJun 166.3 kWhJun 166.3 kWhDec 200.5 kWhDec 200.5 kWhMay 45.1 kWhMay 45.1 kWhAug 95.1 kWhAug 95.1 kWhOct 201.7 kWhOct 201.7 kWhFeb 191.7 kWhFeb 191.7 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 0.81.62.94.35.66.25.94.83.31.80.80.5

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Atagay are 55.103 deg latitude, 99.387 deg longitude, and 1,161 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Atagay contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 190 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,191 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (942 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,681 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Atagay is covered by trees (93%), within 10 miles by trees (94%), and within 50 miles by trees (92%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Atagay, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Nizhneudinsk Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Atagay.

At a distance of 33 kilometers from Atagay, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Atagay according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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