Gusev climate — normals and trends
Gusev (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 693 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gusev averages 110 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Gusev has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 131 to 89 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.2 °C (on 31 July 1994) and the coldest -36.5 °C (on 25 January 1942).
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
GusevKaliningrad Oblast
- coords
- 54.59°, 22.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.2°C
Average daily high
10.5°C
Average daily low
3.7°C
Annual rainfall
693mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
21.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
110 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
76.9 cm
Average feels-like high
7.7 °C
Average feels-like low
0.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
34.2 °C
31 July 1994
Coldest day
-36.5 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
77 mm
9 August 2005
Windiest day
51.5 km/h
22 February 1953
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
9 March 1969
Hottest feels-like
36.2 °C
17 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-41.3 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.7 cm
30 January 1979
Sunniest day
16.9 h
11 June 2023
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 | 3.8 °C | +5.4 °C | 51 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 1.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 15 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 9.9 °C | +5.8 °C | 43 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 21 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 14.5 °C | -2.2 °C | 56 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 19.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 91 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 22.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 108 mm | +20 mm |
| Aug | 21.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 71 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 19.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 74 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 11.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 102 mm | +49 mm |
| Nov | 4.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 55 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 3.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 31 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gusev?
Gusev has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 693 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gusev?
The hottest day measured in Gusev between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1994, reaching 34.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gusev?
The coldest day measured in Gusev between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -36.5 °C.
Does it snow in Gusev?
Yes. Gusev gets on average 76.9 cm of snow per year and has around 110 frost days.
Has the climate of Gusev warmed?
Yes: Gusev warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gusev?
The wettest day measured in Gusev between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2005, with 77 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gusev?
The windiest day measured in Gusev between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1953, with winds reaching 51.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gusev?
The warmest month in Gusev is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gusev?
Gusev receives on average 693 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gusev?
Gusev gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gusev?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gusev between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1979, with 14.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gusev?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gusev.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gusev?
In Gusev, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 17 July 2007, and the lowest was -41.3 °C on 25 January 1942.
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