Gavrilov-Yam climate — normals and trends
Gavrilov-Yam (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 635 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 (18.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gavrilov-Yam averages 164 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Gavrilov-Yam 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 150 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -43.8 °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
Gavrilov-YamYaroslavl Oblast
- coords
- 57.30°, 39.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.2°C
Average daily high
7.7°C
Average daily low
0.5°C
Annual rainfall
635mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
28.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
164 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
132.7 cm
Average feels-like high
4.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
36.2 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-43.8 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
53 mm
22 May 1956
Windiest day
43.7 km/h
22 November 2024
Strongest gust
89.6 km/h
13 November 1983
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-49.3 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
18.2 cm
19 October 1982
Sunniest day
17.0 h
18 June 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 | 0.2 °C | +7.8 °C | 42 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | -3.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 9 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 6.5 °C | +6.5 °C | 35 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 11.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 51 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 17.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 89 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 19.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 118 mm | +44 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 52 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 20.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 80 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 17.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 17 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 8.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 61 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 4.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 57 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | -0.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 45 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gavrilov-Yam?
Gavrilov-Yam has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.2 °C and it receives 635 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gavrilov-Yam?
The hottest day measured in Gavrilov-Yam between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gavrilov-Yam?
The coldest day measured in Gavrilov-Yam between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -43.8 °C.
Does it snow in Gavrilov-Yam?
Yes. Gavrilov-Yam gets on average 132.7 cm of snow per year and has around 164 frost days.
Has the climate of Gavrilov-Yam warmed?
Yes: Gavrilov-Yam warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gavrilov-Yam?
The wettest day measured in Gavrilov-Yam between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1956, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gavrilov-Yam?
The windiest day measured in Gavrilov-Yam between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 2024, with winds reaching 43.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gavrilov-Yam?
The warmest month in Gavrilov-Yam is July (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Gavrilov-Yam?
Gavrilov-Yam receives on average 635 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gavrilov-Yam?
Gavrilov-Yam gets on average 6.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,446 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gavrilov-Yam?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gavrilov-Yam between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1982, with 18.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gavrilov-Yam?
Yes: Gavrilov-Yam has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gavrilov-Yam?
In Gavrilov-Yam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 7 August 2010, and the lowest was -49.3 °C on 17 January 1940.
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