Dolinsk climate — normals and trends
Dolinsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.4 °C and it receives 867 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 (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Dolinsk averages 185 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Dolinsk has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 190 to 180 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 29 July 2021) and the coldest -30.8 °C (on 13 January 1979).
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
DolinskSakhalin Oblast
- coords
- 47.33°, 142.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.4°C
Average daily high
6.3°C
Average daily low
-1.3°C
Annual rainfall
867mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
30.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
185 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
246.0 cm
Average feels-like high
3.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.7 °C
Average peak gust
40.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
33.3 °C
29 July 2021
Coldest day
-30.8 °C
13 January 1979
Wettest day
105 mm
16 September 1947
Windiest day
61.3 km/h
6 February 1969
Strongest gust
139.7 km/h
6 February 1969
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
18 July 1955
Coldest feels-like
-35.5 °C
13 January 1979
Snowiest day
56.8 cm
25 November 1988
Sunniest day
15.0 h
21 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 | -5.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 133 mm | +80 mm |
| Feb | -4.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 69 mm | +24 mm |
| Mar | -1.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 65 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 4.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 58 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 13.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 38 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 19.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 54 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +5.0 °C | 33 mm | -40 mm |
| Aug | 23.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 168 mm | +68 mm |
| Sep | 20.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 96 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 9.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 82 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 2.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 75 mm | 0 mm |
| Dec | -5.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 44 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dolinsk?
Dolinsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.4 °C and it receives 867 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dolinsk?
The hottest day measured in Dolinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2021, reaching 33.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dolinsk?
The coldest day measured in Dolinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1979, at -30.8 °C.
Does it snow in Dolinsk?
Yes. Dolinsk gets on average 246.0 cm of snow per year and has around 185 frost days.
Has the climate of Dolinsk warmed?
Yes: Dolinsk warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dolinsk?
The wettest day measured in Dolinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1947, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dolinsk?
The windiest day measured in Dolinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, with winds reaching 61.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dolinsk?
The warmest month in Dolinsk is August (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Dolinsk?
Dolinsk receives on average 867 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dolinsk?
Dolinsk gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dolinsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dolinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1988, with 56.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dolinsk?
Yes: Dolinsk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dolinsk?
In Dolinsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 18 July 1955, and the lowest was -35.5 °C on 13 January 1979.
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