Chkalovsk climate — normals and trends
Chkalovsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.2 °C and it receives 626 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chkalovsk averages 165 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Chkalovsk has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 178 to 152 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -42.9 °C (on 31 December 1978).
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
ChkalovskNizhny Novgorod Oblast
- coords
- 56.76°, 43.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.2°C
Average daily high
7.6°C
Average daily low
0.6°C
Annual rainfall
626mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
29.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
165 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
136.3 cm
Average feels-like high
4.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
37.0 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-42.9 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
57 mm
17 August 1948
Windiest day
46.4 km/h
24 October 1989
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
12 November 2022
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
5 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-48.4 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
22.5 cm
17 October 1971
Sunniest day
16.9 h
29 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.8 °C | +7.5 °C | 50 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | -3.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 14 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 6.4 °C | +7.0 °C | 27 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 11.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 61 mm | +22 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 77 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 20.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 72 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 25.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 55 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 98 mm | +30 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 20 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 8.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 45 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 4.3 °C | +5.1 °C | 65 mm | +17 mm |
| Dec | -1.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 37 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chkalovsk?
Chkalovsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.2 °C and it receives 626 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chkalovsk?
The hottest day measured in Chkalovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chkalovsk?
The coldest day measured in Chkalovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -42.9 °C.
Does it snow in Chkalovsk?
Yes. Chkalovsk gets on average 136.3 cm of snow per year and has around 165 frost days.
Has the climate of Chkalovsk warmed?
Yes: Chkalovsk warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chkalovsk?
The wettest day measured in Chkalovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1948, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chkalovsk?
The windiest day measured in Chkalovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 1989, with winds reaching 46.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chkalovsk?
The warmest month in Chkalovsk is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Chkalovsk?
Chkalovsk receives on average 626 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chkalovsk?
Chkalovsk gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chkalovsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chkalovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1971, with 22.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chkalovsk?
Yes: Chkalovsk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chkalovsk?
In Chkalovsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 5 August 2010, and the lowest was -48.4 °C on 31 December 1978.
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