Kirov climate — normals and trends
Kirov (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.3 °C and it receives 672 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kirov averages 151 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Kirov has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 167 to 135 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 6 August 2010) and the coldest -43.2 °C (on 17 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
KirovKaluga Oblast
- coords
- 54.07°, 34.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.3°C
Average daily high
8.9°C
Average daily low
1.7°C
Annual rainfall
672mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
26.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
151 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
122.5 cm
Average feels-like high
5.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °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
38.9 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest day
-43.2 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
65 mm
26 June 1993
Windiest day
50.1 km/h
30 December 1968
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
23 November 1978
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
9 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-48.8 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
20 November 2004
Sunniest day
16.1 h
2 July 2022
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 | 1.8 °C | +7.4 °C | 42 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -2.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 10 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 7.6 °C | +6.7 °C | 57 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 13.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 59 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 45 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 20.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 111 mm | +34 mm |
| Jul | 25.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 129 mm | +39 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 77 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 14 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 9.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 76 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 5.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 62 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | -0.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 54 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kirov?
Kirov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.3 °C and it receives 672 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kirov?
The hottest day measured in Kirov between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2010, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kirov?
The coldest day measured in Kirov between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -43.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kirov?
Yes. Kirov gets on average 122.5 cm of snow per year and has around 151 frost days.
Has the climate of Kirov warmed?
Yes: Kirov warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kirov?
The wettest day measured in Kirov between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1993, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kirov?
The windiest day measured in Kirov between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1968, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kirov?
The warmest month in Kirov is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kirov?
Kirov receives on average 672 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kirov?
Kirov gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kirov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kirov between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 2004, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kirov?
Yes: Kirov has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kirov?
In Kirov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 9 August 2010, and the lowest was -48.8 °C on 17 January 1940.
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