Gdov climate — normals and trends
Gdov (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.6 °C and it receives 764 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gdov averages 135 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Gdov has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 158 to 112 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.2 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -36.9 °C (on 10 January 1987).
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
GdovPskov Oblast
- coords
- 58.74°, 27.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.6°C
Average daily high
7.9°C
Average daily low
3.3°C
Annual rainfall
764mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
21.6km/h
Seasonal range
24.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
135 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
121.7 cm
Average feels-like high
4.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
32.2 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-36.9 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
62 mm
9 July 1978
Windiest day
59.2 km/h
6 August 1967
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
6 August 1967
Hottest feels-like
34.3 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-43.7 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
15.5 cm
23 April 1988
Sunniest day
17.6 h
20 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.2 °C | +5.5 °C | 136 mm | +88 mm |
| Feb | -1.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 16 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 4.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 36 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 8.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 58 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 13.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 101 mm | +49 mm |
| Jun | 17.7 °C | -1.4 °C | 156 mm | +75 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 119 mm | +30 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 140 mm | +46 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 51 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 9.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 46 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 4.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 92 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | 2.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 69 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gdov?
Gdov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.6 °C and it receives 764 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gdov?
The hottest day measured in Gdov between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gdov?
The coldest day measured in Gdov between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -36.9 °C.
Does it snow in Gdov?
Yes. Gdov gets on average 121.7 cm of snow per year and has around 135 frost days.
Has the climate of Gdov warmed?
Yes: Gdov warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gdov?
The wettest day measured in Gdov between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1978, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gdov?
The windiest day measured in Gdov between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1967, with winds reaching 59.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gdov?
The warmest month in Gdov is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Gdov?
Gdov receives on average 764 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gdov?
Gdov gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gdov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gdov between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1988, with 15.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gdov?
Yes: Gdov has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gdov?
In Gdov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.3 °C on 7 August 2010, and the lowest was -43.7 °C on 10 January 1987.
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