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 2.6 °C and it receives 645 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 (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kirov averages 183 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Kirov has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 195 to 171 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 31 July 2010) and the coldest -48.4 °C (on 31 December 1978).
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
KirovKirov Oblast
- coords
- 58.60°, 49.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.6°C
Average daily high
6.1°C
Average daily low
-1.3°C
Annual rainfall
645mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
31.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
183 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
163.5 cm
Average feels-like high
2.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
36.1 °C
31 July 2010
Coldest day
-48.4 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
57 mm
10 July 2016
Windiest day
39.0 km/h
31 May 1953
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
24 March 1971
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
10 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-53.6 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
24.5 cm
1 October 1978
Sunniest day
17.2 h
23 June 1940
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 | -3.1 °C | +7.4 °C | 51 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | -5.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 10 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 3.4 °C | +4.8 °C | 38 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 9.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 61 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 61 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 20.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 120 mm | +51 mm |
| Jul | 22.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 22 mm | -54 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 137 mm | +70 mm |
| Sep | 15.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 27 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 8.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 52 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 2.3 °C | +5.1 °C | 85 mm | +35 mm |
| Dec | -5.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 52 mm | +7 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 2.6 °C and it receives 645 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 31 July 2010, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kirov?
The coldest day measured in Kirov between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -48.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kirov?
Yes. Kirov gets on average 163.5 cm of snow per year and has around 183 frost days.
Has the climate of Kirov warmed?
Yes: Kirov warmed by +2.7 °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 10 July 2016, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kirov?
The windiest day measured in Kirov between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1953, with winds reaching 39.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kirov?
The warmest month in Kirov is July (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kirov?
Kirov receives on average 645 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kirov?
Kirov gets on average 6.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,446 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 1 October 1978, with 24.5 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 37.6 °C on 10 July 1954, and the lowest was -53.6 °C on 31 December 1978.
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