Kazan’ climate — normals and trends
Kazan’ (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 587 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 (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kazan’ averages 169 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Kazan’ has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 182 to 156 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 1 August 2010) and the coldest -46.3 °C (on 22 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
Kazan’Tatarstan Republic
- coords
- 55.79°, 49.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.8°C
Average daily high
7.3°C
Average daily low
0.3°C
Annual rainfall
587mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
31.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
169 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
142.5 cm
Average feels-like high
3.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
38.3 °C
1 August 2010
Coldest day
-46.3 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
67 mm
31 May 1943
Windiest day
52.8 km/h
30 May 1953
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
30 May 1953
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
11 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-51.9 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
15.4 cm
16 March 1969
Sunniest day
16.6 h
27 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 | -2.3 °C | +7.3 °C | 52 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | -5.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 15 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 4.5 °C | +6.6 °C | 22 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | +5.9 °C | 34 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 72 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 21.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 113 mm | +51 mm |
| Jul | 24.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 32 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 71 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 20 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 9.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 44 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 4.7 °C | +6.2 °C | 72 mm | +25 mm |
| Dec | -3.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 46 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kazan’?
Kazan’ has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 587 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kazan’?
The hottest day measured in Kazan’ between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2010, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kazan’?
The coldest day measured in Kazan’ between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -46.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kazan’?
Yes. Kazan’ gets on average 142.5 cm of snow per year and has around 169 frost days.
Has the climate of Kazan’ warmed?
Yes: Kazan’ warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kazan’?
The wettest day measured in Kazan’ between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1943, with 67 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kazan’?
The windiest day measured in Kazan’ between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1953, with winds reaching 52.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kazan’?
The warmest month in Kazan’ is July (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kazan’?
Kazan’ receives on average 587 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kazan’?
Kazan’ gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kazan’?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kazan’ between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1969, with 15.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kazan’?
Yes: Kazan’ has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kazan’?
In Kazan’, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 11 July 1954, and the lowest was -51.9 °C on 22 January 1942.
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