Kingisepp climate — normals and trends
Kingisepp (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.1 °C and it receives 688 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 (17.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kingisepp averages 146 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Kingisepp has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 167 to 125 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 28 July 2010) and the coldest -36.0 °C (on 11 January 1987).
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
KingiseppLeningradskaya Oblast'
- coords
- 59.38°, 28.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.1°C
Average daily high
8.3°C
Average daily low
1.8°C
Annual rainfall
688mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
24.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
146 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
123.8 cm
Average feels-like high
5.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
34.3 °C
28 July 2010
Coldest day
-36.0 °C
11 January 1987
Wettest day
51 mm
7 August 1987
Windiest day
42.8 km/h
1 October 1994
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
27 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
36.4 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-41.8 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
13 April 1975
Sunniest day
18.0 h
18 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.2 °C | +5.6 °C | 107 mm | +63 mm |
| Feb | -1.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 18 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 5.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 42 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 9.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 59 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 13.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 111 mm | +61 mm |
| Jun | 17.7 °C | -1.7 °C | 171 mm | +99 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 90 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 19.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 149 mm | +60 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 39 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 9.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 45 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 4.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 66 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 2.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 42 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kingisepp?
Kingisepp has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.1 °C and it receives 688 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kingisepp?
The hottest day measured in Kingisepp between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kingisepp?
The coldest day measured in Kingisepp between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1987, at -36.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kingisepp?
Yes. Kingisepp gets on average 123.8 cm of snow per year and has around 146 frost days.
Has the climate of Kingisepp warmed?
Yes: Kingisepp warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kingisepp?
The wettest day measured in Kingisepp between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1987, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kingisepp?
The windiest day measured in Kingisepp between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1994, with winds reaching 42.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kingisepp?
The warmest month in Kingisepp is July (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kingisepp?
Kingisepp receives on average 688 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kingisepp?
Kingisepp 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 Kingisepp?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kingisepp between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1975, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kingisepp?
Yes: Kingisepp has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kingisepp?
In Kingisepp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 7 August 2010, and the lowest was -41.8 °C on 10 January 1987.
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