The city of Chita is the capital of the Trans-Baikal Territory. The village is surrounded by wooded hills, and in the city itself two rivers merge, Ingoda and Chita. In the east is the Chersky ridge, and in the west is the Yablonoy ridge, along which a whole chain of Ivano-Arakhlei lakes stretches, which are interconnected by channels.
In Chita itself there is also a small mountain - Titovskaya Sopka. It is believed that it is the remains of a volcanic structure, which was formed during the Upper Paleozoic.
General climatic characteristic
What is the climate in Chita? It has a sharply continental climate, so many residents are quite sensitive to meteorological changes. The height at which the settlement is located is also 650 meters above sea level.
The average annual humidity level is 65%, and the temperature is 1.4 degrees.
Winter
The climate of Chita in the winter is rather severe, in January the average air temperature is –25.2 degrees. Although in 1892 the temperature was fixed at –49.6 degrees.
Winter lasts about 177 days, starting in mid-October and ending by April 10th. Little snow falls in the city, and thaws occur very rarely. It is in this locality that you can observe the temperature inversion, characterized by an increase in temperature at altitude, as a result of which smog is often observed in the city. February is characterized by strong winds.
Spring
The climate in Chita in the spring is characterized by variability, cold often returns, spring frosts are observed. From about the end of April - beginning of May, the temperature is set at +5 degrees and already by mid-May rises by 5 degrees.
Summer
The summer climate in Chita is characterized as warm. In the second half, the rainy season begins. Summer in Chita is 15 days shorter than the calendar season, starts around June 7 and ends already on August 22. In July, the average temperature is kept at +18.7 degrees. However, in 1898 the temperature maximum was recorded - +43.2 degrees. By the way, this temperature is an absolute record for all of Siberia.
In recent years (since about 2013) the atmospheric temperature has been constantly fixed at + 30 degrees, but as soon as the sun sets, the temperature almost immediately drops. Therefore, even in the summer at night in Chita it is cool.
Fall
The autumn climate of Chita is unstable weather with early frosts. In early September, the temperature is about +10 degrees, and by the end of the month it drops to +5.
