Izhevsk climate — normals and trends
Izhevsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.9 °C and it receives 625 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Izhevsk averages 179 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Izhevsk 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 192 to 166 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 21 August 2021) and the coldest -47.6 °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
IzhevskUdmurtiya Republic
- coords
- 56.85°, 53.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.9°C
Average daily high
6.7°C
Average daily low
-1.0°C
Annual rainfall
625mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
32.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
179 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
158.3 cm
Average feels-like high
3.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
37.6 °C
21 August 2021
Coldest day
-47.6 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
39 mm
16 June 1971
Windiest day
45.5 km/h
20 October 1973
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
20 October 1973
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
26 July 1971
Coldest feels-like
-52.9 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
22.4 cm
18 November 1967
Sunniest day
17.0 h
24 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -3.4 °C | +7.3 °C | 69 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | -5.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 18 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 2.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 29 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 11.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 57 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 70 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 103 mm | +35 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 34 mm | -44 mm |
| Aug | 22.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 128 mm | +65 mm |
| Sep | 16.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 35 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 9.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 45 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 3.1 °C | +5.8 °C | 88 mm | +38 mm |
| Dec | -6.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 70 mm | +24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Izhevsk?
Izhevsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.9 °C and it receives 625 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Izhevsk?
The hottest day measured in Izhevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2021, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Izhevsk?
The coldest day measured in Izhevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -47.6 °C.
Does it snow in Izhevsk?
Yes. Izhevsk gets on average 158.3 cm of snow per year and has around 179 frost days.
Has the climate of Izhevsk warmed?
Yes: Izhevsk warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Izhevsk?
The wettest day measured in Izhevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1971, with 39 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Izhevsk?
The windiest day measured in Izhevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1973, with winds reaching 45.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Izhevsk?
The warmest month in Izhevsk is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Izhevsk?
Izhevsk receives on average 625 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Izhevsk?
Izhevsk gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Izhevsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Izhevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1967, with 22.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Izhevsk?
Yes: Izhevsk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Izhevsk?
In Izhevsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 26 July 1971, and the lowest was -52.9 °C on 31 December 1978.
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