Azov climate — normals and trends
Azov (Russia) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 514 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Azov averages 100 frost days, 33 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Azov has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 116 to 84 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 13 July 2025) and the coldest -34.7 °C (on 10 January 1940).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AzovRostov Oblast
- coords
- 47.11°, 39.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
14.5°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
514mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
19.4km/h
Seasonal range
27.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
100 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
33 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
52.6 cm
Average feels-like high
11.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
22 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.4 °C
13 July 2025
Coldest day
-34.7 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
50 mm
25 May 2012
Windiest day
56.1 km/h
12 April 1997
Strongest gust
105.5 km/h
12 April 1997
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
13 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-41.6 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
26 January 1980
Sunniest day
15.0 h
27 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.0 °C | +6.6 °C | 27 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | -1.4 °C | -2.0 °C | 32 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | +6.5 °C | 26 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 37 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 22.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 33 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 60 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 2 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 4 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 24.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 24 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 16.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 48 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 12.8 °C | +5.8 °C | 9 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 2.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 35 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Azov?
Azov has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 514 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Azov?
The hottest day measured in Azov between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2025, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Azov?
The coldest day measured in Azov between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -34.7 °C.
Does it snow in Azov?
Yes. Azov gets on average 52.6 cm of snow per year and has around 100 frost days.
Has the climate of Azov warmed?
Yes: Azov warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Azov?
The wettest day measured in Azov between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 2012, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Azov?
The windiest day measured in Azov between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1997, with winds reaching 56.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Azov?
The warmest month in Azov is July (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Azov?
Azov receives on average 514 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Azov?
Azov gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Azov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Azov between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1980, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Azov?
Yes: Azov has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Azov?
In Azov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 13 July 2025, and the lowest was -41.6 °C on 10 January 1940.
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