Kinel’-Cherkassy climate — normals and trends
Kinel’-Cherkassy (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 537 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 (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kinel’-Cherkassy averages 168 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Kinel’-Cherkassy has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 180 to 156 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 20 August 2021) and the coldest -44.7 °C (on 12 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
Kinel’-CherkassySamara Oblast
- coords
- 53.47°, 51.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.4°C
Average daily high
8.5°C
Average daily low
0.2°C
Annual rainfall
537mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
33.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
168 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
137.6 cm
Average feels-like high
5.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
39.5 °C
20 August 2021
Coldest day
-44.7 °C
12 January 1940
Wettest day
48 mm
7 July 1998
Windiest day
53.0 km/h
20 October 1973
Strongest gust
111.6 km/h
20 October 1973
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
26 July 1971
Coldest feels-like
-50.2 °C
12 January 1940
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
16 March 1988
Sunniest day
16.4 h
19 June 2020
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 | -2.6 °C | +7.1 °C | 55 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | -6.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 18 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 4.7 °C | +6.3 °C | 30 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +6.1 °C | 47 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 59 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 23.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 121 mm | +64 mm |
| Jul | 26.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 31 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 25.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 40 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 15 mm | -32 mm |
| Oct | 11.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 62 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 5.2 °C | +6.0 °C | 34 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | -3.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 48 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kinel’-Cherkassy?
Kinel’-Cherkassy has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 537 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kinel’-Cherkassy?
The hottest day measured in Kinel’-Cherkassy between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2021, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kinel’-Cherkassy?
The coldest day measured in Kinel’-Cherkassy between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1940, at -44.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kinel’-Cherkassy?
Yes. Kinel’-Cherkassy gets on average 137.6 cm of snow per year and has around 168 frost days.
Has the climate of Kinel’-Cherkassy warmed?
Yes: Kinel’-Cherkassy warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kinel’-Cherkassy?
The wettest day measured in Kinel’-Cherkassy between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1998, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kinel’-Cherkassy?
The windiest day measured in Kinel’-Cherkassy between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1973, with winds reaching 53.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kinel’-Cherkassy?
The warmest month in Kinel’-Cherkassy is July (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kinel’-Cherkassy?
Kinel’-Cherkassy receives on average 537 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kinel’-Cherkassy?
Kinel’-Cherkassy 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 Kinel’-Cherkassy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kinel’-Cherkassy between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1988, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kinel’-Cherkassy?
Yes: Kinel’-Cherkassy has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kinel’-Cherkassy?
In Kinel’-Cherkassy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 26 July 1971, and the lowest was -50.2 °C on 12 January 1940.
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