Gzhel’ climate — normals and trends
Gzhel’ (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.1 °C and it receives 620 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 (19.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gzhel’ averages 154 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Gzhel’ has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 171 to 137 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 2 August 2010) and the coldest -42.8 °C (on 17 January 1940).
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
Gzhel’Moscow Oblast
- coords
- 55.61°, 38.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.1°C
Average daily high
8.8°C
Average daily low
1.4°C
Annual rainfall
620mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
28.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
154 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
123.0 cm
Average feels-like high
5.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
38.4 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest day
-42.8 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
56 mm
24 July 1951
Windiest day
44.1 km/h
13 March 2020
Strongest gust
91.4 km/h
13 March 2020
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-48.4 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
24.4 cm
16 October 1971
Sunniest day
17.0 h
28 June 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.3 °C | +7.7 °C | 36 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | -2.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 6 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 7.6 °C | +6.7 °C | 30 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 13.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 53 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 46 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 20.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 82 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 116 mm | +39 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 77 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 18.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 12 mm | -46 mm |
| Oct | 9.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 86 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 5.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 64 mm | +17 mm |
| Dec | -0.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 39 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gzhel’?
Gzhel’ has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.1 °C and it receives 620 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gzhel’?
The hottest day measured in Gzhel’ between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2010, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gzhel’?
The coldest day measured in Gzhel’ between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -42.8 °C.
Does it snow in Gzhel’?
Yes. Gzhel’ gets on average 123.0 cm of snow per year and has around 154 frost days.
Has the climate of Gzhel’ warmed?
Yes: Gzhel’ warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gzhel’?
The wettest day measured in Gzhel’ between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1951, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gzhel’?
The windiest day measured in Gzhel’ between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2020, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gzhel’?
The warmest month in Gzhel’ is July (19.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Gzhel’?
Gzhel’ receives on average 620 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gzhel’?
Gzhel’ gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gzhel’?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gzhel’ between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1971, with 24.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gzhel’?
Yes: Gzhel’ has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gzhel’?
In Gzhel’, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 6 August 2010, and the lowest was -48.4 °C on 17 January 1940.
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