Chapayevsk climate — normals and trends
Chapayevsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.2 °C and it receives 479 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Chapayevsk averages 161 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Chapayevsk has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 174 to 148 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 2 August 2010) and the coldest -43.5 °C (on 22 January 1942).
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
ChapayevskSamara Oblast
- coords
- 52.98°, 49.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.2°C
Average daily high
9.3°C
Average daily low
1.0°C
Annual rainfall
479mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
33.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
161 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
113.7 cm
Average feels-like high
6.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
40.6 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest day
-43.5 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
50 mm
22 June 2024
Windiest day
55.1 km/h
8 February 1958
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
20 October 1973
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
27 June 1957
Coldest feels-like
-48.7 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
23 March 2020
Sunniest day
16.0 h
1 July 2020
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 | -1.7 °C | +7.1 °C | 37 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | -6.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 22 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 6.3 °C | +7.2 °C | 24 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +5.7 °C | 43 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 21.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 48 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 86 mm | +36 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 34 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 46 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 12 mm | -32 mm |
| Oct | 12.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 49 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 6.1 °C | +6.1 °C | 32 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | -2.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 34 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chapayevsk?
Chapayevsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.2 °C and it receives 479 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chapayevsk?
The hottest day measured in Chapayevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2010, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chapayevsk?
The coldest day measured in Chapayevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -43.5 °C.
Does it snow in Chapayevsk?
Yes. Chapayevsk gets on average 113.7 cm of snow per year and has around 161 frost days.
Has the climate of Chapayevsk warmed?
Yes: Chapayevsk warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chapayevsk?
The wettest day measured in Chapayevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 2024, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chapayevsk?
The windiest day measured in Chapayevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1958, with winds reaching 55.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chapayevsk?
The warmest month in Chapayevsk is July (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Chapayevsk?
Chapayevsk receives on average 479 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chapayevsk?
Chapayevsk gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chapayevsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chapayevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2020, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chapayevsk?
Yes: Chapayevsk has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chapayevsk?
In Chapayevsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 27 June 1957, and the lowest was -48.7 °C on 22 January 1942.
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