Dankov climate — normals and trends
Dankov (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.4 °C and it receives 610 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 (19.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dankov averages 154 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Dankov has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 169 to 139 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 28 July 2010) and the coldest -38.6 °C (on 17 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
DankovLipetsk Oblast
- coords
- 53.25°, 39.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.4°C
Average daily high
9.2°C
Average daily low
1.5°C
Annual rainfall
610mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
28.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
154 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
124.3 cm
Average feels-like high
6.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
38.4 °C
28 July 2010
Coldest day
-38.6 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
58 mm
13 August 2003
Windiest day
52.4 km/h
15 December 1981
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
15 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-44.1 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
22.8 cm
10 January 1985
Sunniest day
16.2 h
20 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.4 °C | +7.8 °C | 31 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | -3.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 20 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 7.9 °C | +7.9 °C | 43 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 31 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 43 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 21.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 106 mm | +42 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 110 mm | +37 mm |
| Aug | 22.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 85 mm | +25 mm |
| Sep | 18.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 21 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 10.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 87 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 6.4 °C | +5.3 °C | 48 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | -1.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 43 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dankov?
Dankov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.4 °C and it receives 610 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dankov?
The hottest day measured in Dankov between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dankov?
The coldest day measured in Dankov between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -38.6 °C.
Does it snow in Dankov?
Yes. Dankov gets on average 124.3 cm of snow per year and has around 154 frost days.
Has the climate of Dankov warmed?
Yes: Dankov warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dankov?
The wettest day measured in Dankov between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dankov?
The windiest day measured in Dankov between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1981, with winds reaching 52.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dankov?
The warmest month in Dankov is July (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Dankov?
Dankov receives on average 610 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dankov?
Dankov gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dankov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dankov between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1985, with 22.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dankov?
Yes: Dankov has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dankov?
In Dankov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 6 August 2010, and the lowest was -44.1 °C on 17 January 1940.
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