Kaliningrad climate — normals and trends
Kaliningrad (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.8 °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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kaliningrad averages 96 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Kaliningrad has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 118 to 74 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 10 August 1992) and the coldest -33.2 °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
KaliningradKaliningrad Oblast
- coords
- 54.71°, 20.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.8°C
Average daily high
11.1°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
693mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
20.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
96 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
64.2 cm
Average feels-like high
8.3 °C
Average feels-like low
1.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
36.0 °C
10 August 1992
Coldest day
-33.2 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
58 mm
18 August 1957
Windiest day
56.2 km/h
4 December 1999
Strongest gust
126.0 km/h
4 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
30 July 1994
Coldest feels-like
-38.8 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
21.2 cm
25 April 1955
Sunniest day
16.6 h
9 June 2016
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.6 °C | +4.9 °C | 85 mm | +37 mm |
| Feb | 1.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 17 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 9.7 °C | +4.9 °C | 19 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 13.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 26 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 14.1 °C | -2.4 °C | 60 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 19.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 106 mm | +36 mm |
| Jul | 22.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 121 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 76 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 19.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 96 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 11.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 88 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 5.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 40 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 5.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 29 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kaliningrad?
Kaliningrad has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 693 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaliningrad?
The hottest day measured in Kaliningrad between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1992, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kaliningrad?
The coldest day measured in Kaliningrad between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -33.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kaliningrad?
Yes. Kaliningrad gets on average 64.2 cm of snow per year and has around 96 frost days.
Has the climate of Kaliningrad warmed?
Yes: Kaliningrad warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kaliningrad?
The wettest day measured in Kaliningrad between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1957, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kaliningrad?
The windiest day measured in Kaliningrad between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1999, with winds reaching 56.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kaliningrad?
The warmest month in Kaliningrad is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kaliningrad?
Kaliningrad receives on average 693 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kaliningrad?
Kaliningrad gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kaliningrad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kaliningrad between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1955, with 21.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kaliningrad?
Yes: Kaliningrad has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kaliningrad?
In Kaliningrad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 30 July 1994, and the lowest was -38.8 °C on 25 January 1942.
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