Khorol climate — normals and trends
Khorol (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 662 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 August (21.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-17.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Khorol averages 168 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Khorol has warmed by +2.3 °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 174 to 162 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 2 August 1988) and the coldest -38.1 °C (on 26 January 1941).
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
KhorolPrimorskiy (Maritime) Kray
- coords
- 44.43°, 132.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.4°C
Average daily high
9.9°C
Average daily low
-0.4°C
Annual rainfall
662mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
38.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
168 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
57.5 cm
Average feels-like high
7.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
37.3 °C
2 August 1988
Coldest day
-38.1 °C
26 January 1941
Wettest day
95 mm
1 September 2000
Windiest day
45.1 km/h
3 September 1969
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
12 August 1961
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
16 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-43.9 °C
26 January 1941
Snowiest day
31.2 cm
5 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.9 h
2 July 1960
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -6.4 °C | +4.6 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | -2.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 4.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 14 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 13.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 56 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 92 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 87 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 151 mm | +42 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 168 mm | +35 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 38 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 11.5 °C | -1.7 °C | 16 mm | -37 mm |
| Nov | 4.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 15 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | -5.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 6 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khorol?
Khorol has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 662 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khorol?
The hottest day measured in Khorol between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1988, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khorol?
The coldest day measured in Khorol between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1941, at -38.1 °C.
Does it snow in Khorol?
Yes. Khorol gets on average 57.5 cm of snow per year and has around 168 frost days.
Has the climate of Khorol warmed?
Yes: Khorol warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khorol?
The wettest day measured in Khorol between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 2000, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khorol?
The windiest day measured in Khorol between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1969, with winds reaching 45.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khorol?
The warmest month in Khorol is August (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-17.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Khorol?
Khorol receives on average 662 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khorol?
Khorol gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Khorol?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Khorol between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2007, with 31.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Khorol?
Yes: Khorol has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khorol?
In Khorol, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 16 July 1958, and the lowest was -43.9 °C on 26 January 1941.
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