Gornozavodsk climate — normals and trends
Gornozavodsk (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 1,060 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gornozavodsk averages 138 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.
Gornozavodsk has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 146 to 130 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.5 °C (on 31 July 2021) and the coldest -22.0 °C (on 12 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
GornozavodskSakhalin Oblast
- coords
- 46.56°, 141.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.8°C
Average daily high
6.1°C
Average daily low
3.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,060mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
30.4km/h
Seasonal range
24.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
138 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
166 d/yr
Annual snowfall
261.8 cm
Average feels-like high
2.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.7 °C
Average peak gust
42.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
24.5 °C
31 July 2021
Coldest day
-22.0 °C
12 January 1979
Wettest day
117 mm
8 September 1962
Windiest day
96.5 km/h
2 October 2015
Strongest gust
136.1 km/h
2 October 2015
Hottest feels-like
29.9 °C
31 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-32.5 °C
12 January 1979
Snowiest day
36.6 cm
25 November 1988
Sunniest day
15.0 h
23 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 | -2.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 84 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | -1.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 71 mm | +14 mm |
| Mar | 0.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 63 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 4.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 62 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 9.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 39 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 13.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 76 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 19.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 70 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 21.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 165 mm | +43 mm |
| Sep | 19.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 102 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 10.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 106 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 4.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 95 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | -1.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 107 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gornozavodsk?
Gornozavodsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 1,060 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gornozavodsk?
The hottest day measured in Gornozavodsk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2021, reaching 24.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gornozavodsk?
The coldest day measured in Gornozavodsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1979, at -22.0 °C.
Does it snow in Gornozavodsk?
Yes. Gornozavodsk gets on average 261.8 cm of snow per year and has around 138 frost days.
Has the climate of Gornozavodsk warmed?
Yes: Gornozavodsk warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gornozavodsk?
The wettest day measured in Gornozavodsk between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 1962, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gornozavodsk?
The windiest day measured in Gornozavodsk between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 2015, with winds reaching 96.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gornozavodsk?
The warmest month in Gornozavodsk is August (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gornozavodsk?
Gornozavodsk receives on average 1,060 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gornozavodsk?
Gornozavodsk gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gornozavodsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gornozavodsk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1988, with 36.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gornozavodsk?
Yes: Gornozavodsk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gornozavodsk?
In Gornozavodsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.9 °C on 31 July 2021, and the lowest was -32.5 °C on 12 January 1979.
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