Chernigovka climate — normals and trends
Chernigovka (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.0 °C and it receives 709 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 August (21.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-17.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Chernigovka averages 170 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Chernigovka 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 176 to 164 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 2 August 1988) and the coldest -38.7 °C (on 6 January 1951).
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
ChernigovkaPrimorskiy (Maritime) Kray
- coords
- 44.34°, 132.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.0°C
Average daily high
9.4°C
Average daily low
-0.8°C
Annual rainfall
709mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
38.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
170 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
71.9 cm
Average feels-like high
7.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
35.7 °C
2 August 1988
Coldest day
-38.7 °C
6 January 1951
Wettest day
125 mm
18 August 1979
Windiest day
38.6 km/h
18 August 1979
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
23 April 1956
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
9 August 1949
Coldest feels-like
-44.3 °C
6 January 1951
Snowiest day
29.7 cm
5 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.8 h
2 July 1960
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -7.1 °C | +4.5 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | -3.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 9 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 4.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 19 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 13.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 60 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 89 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 98 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 164 mm | +54 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 232 mm | +98 mm |
| Sep | 23.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 52 mm | -39 mm |
| Oct | 11.1 °C | -1.6 °C | 23 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | 4.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 21 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | -6.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 9 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chernigovka?
Chernigovka has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.0 °C and it receives 709 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chernigovka?
The hottest day measured in Chernigovka between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1988, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chernigovka?
The coldest day measured in Chernigovka between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1951, at -38.7 °C.
Does it snow in Chernigovka?
Yes. Chernigovka gets on average 71.9 cm of snow per year and has around 170 frost days.
Has the climate of Chernigovka warmed?
Yes: Chernigovka warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chernigovka?
The wettest day measured in Chernigovka between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1979, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chernigovka?
The windiest day measured in Chernigovka between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1979, with winds reaching 38.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chernigovka?
The warmest month in Chernigovka is August (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-17.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Chernigovka?
Chernigovka receives on average 709 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chernigovka?
Chernigovka gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chernigovka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chernigovka between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2007, with 29.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chernigovka?
Yes: Chernigovka has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chernigovka?
In Chernigovka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 9 August 1949, and the lowest was -44.3 °C on 6 January 1951.
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