title: Kosh-Agach
text: # Kosh-Agach
  
  Kosh-Agach (Russian: Кош-Ага́ч; Altay: Кош-Агаш, Koş-Agaş; Kazakh: Қосағаш, Qosağaş) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Kosh-Agachsky District of the Altai Republic, Russia. Population: 7,900 (2010 Census); 5,701 (2002 Census); 3,501 (1989 Census).
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Climate
  
  According to the Köppen Climate Classification, Kosh-Agach has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).
  
  Climate data for Kosh-Agach :
  
  | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Record high °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) | 4.3 (39.7) | 14.9 (58.8) | 24.9 (76.8) | 28.2 (82.8) | 30.6 (87.1) | 33.2 (91.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 27.3 (81.1) | 19.4 (66.9) | 8.9 (48.0) | 2.9 (37.2) | 33.2 (91.8) |
  | Average high °C (°F) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −14.6 (5.7) | −2.9 (26.8) | 8.2 (46.8) | 14.6 (58.3) | 20.7 (69.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 14.1 (57.4) | 4.9 (40.8) | −8.2 (17.2) | −17.8 (0.0) | 3.4 (38.2) |
  | Daily mean °C (°F) | −27.3 (−17.1) | −22.6 (−8.7) | −10.5 (13.1) | 1.0 (33.8) | 7.4 (45.3) | 13.5 (56.3) | 15.3 (59.5) | 13.1 (55.6) | 6.6 (43.9) | −2.2 (28.0) | −14.7 (5.5) | −24.0 (−11.2) | −3.7 (25.3) |
  | Average low °C (°F) | −32.1 (−25.8) | −28.5 (−19.3) | −17.0 (1.4) | −5.3 (22.5) | 0.6 (33.1) | 6.7 (44.1) | 9.1 (48.4) | 6.4 (43.5) | −0.4 (31.3) | −8.3 (17.1) | −19.8 (−3.6) | −28.5 (−19.3) | −9.8 (14.5) |
  | Record low °C (°F) | −55.1 (−67.2) | −50.9 (−59.6) | −47.9 (−54.2) | −34.0 (−29.2) | −13.8 (7.2) | −6.5 (20.3) | −2.2 (28.0) | −6.2 (20.8) | −23.9 (−11.0) | −32.3 (−26.1) | −46.7 (−52.1) | −51.2 (−60.2) | −55.1 (−67.2) |
  | Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | 9 (0.4) | 22 (0.9) | 35 (1.4) | 28 (1.1) | 7 (0.3) | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) | 124 (4.9) |
  | Source: www.pogodaiklimat.ru ||||||||||||||
  
  ## Geology
  
  The Baratal limestone, potentially the oldest atoll in the world, was found here.
  
  