Yashkul
Rural locality in Kalmykia, Russia
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Yashkul (Russian: Я́шкуль, Kalmyk: Яшкуль, Yaşkuľ) is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Yashkulsky District of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. Population: 7,861 (2010 census);[1] 7,399 (2002 census);[2] 6,662 (1989 Soviet census).[3]
Yashkul
Яшкуль | |
|---|---|
Rural locality | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Yashkul | |
| Coordinates: 46°17′45″N 45°34′59″E | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Federal district | Southern Federal District |
| Federal subject | Kalmykia |
| District | Yashkulsky District |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 7,861 |
Climate
Yashkul has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk), with cold winters and some of the hottest summers in Russia.
| Climate data for Yashkul (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
38.5 (101.3) |
41.9 (107.4) |
44.4 (111.9) |
43.5 (110.3) |
40.4 (104.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
44.4 (111.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.8 (91.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3 (27) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
6.3 (43.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −32.8 (−27.0) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
−30.4 (−22.7) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−26.6 (−15.9) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15 (0.6) |
13 (0.5) |
21 (0.8) |
25 (1.0) |
39 (1.5) |
36 (1.4) |
28 (1.1) |
20 (0.8) |
25 (1.0) |
26 (1.0) |
18 (0.7) |
18 (0.7) |
284 (11.1) |
| Average rainy days | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 84 |
| Average snowy days | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 3 | 8 | 32.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 80 | 74 | 66 | 61 | 56 | 51 | 52 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 68 |
| Source: Roshydromet[4] | |||||||||||||
