Kirovgrad climate — normals and trends
Kirovgrad (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.2 °C and it receives 581 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 (17.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kirovgrad averages 197 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Kirovgrad 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 207 to 187 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 16 July 2020) and the coldest -46.0 °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
KirovgradSverdlovsk Oblast
- coords
- 57.43°, 60.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.2°C
Average daily high
5.2°C
Average daily low
-2.9°C
Annual rainfall
581mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
32.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
197 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
126.7 cm
Average feels-like high
1.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.8 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
35.8 °C
16 July 2020
Coldest day
-46.0 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
60 mm
5 June 2012
Windiest day
41.6 km/h
17 May 1981
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
19 April 1967
Hottest feels-like
36.3 °C
15 July 1947
Coldest feels-like
-52.1 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
22.2 cm
17 May 1981
Sunniest day
17.1 h
20 June 2021
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 | -5.1 °C | +7.1 °C | 37 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | -4.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 7 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 2.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 25 mm | 0 mm |
| Apr | 9.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 87 mm | +49 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 65 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 60 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 20.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 84 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 20.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 51 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 14.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 72 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 6.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 31 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 1.2 °C | +5.7 °C | 42 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | -8.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 45 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kirovgrad?
Kirovgrad has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.2 °C and it receives 581 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kirovgrad?
The hottest day measured in Kirovgrad between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2020, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kirovgrad?
The coldest day measured in Kirovgrad between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -46.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kirovgrad?
Yes. Kirovgrad gets on average 126.7 cm of snow per year and has around 197 frost days.
Has the climate of Kirovgrad warmed?
Yes: Kirovgrad warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kirovgrad?
The wettest day measured in Kirovgrad between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2012, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kirovgrad?
The windiest day measured in Kirovgrad between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 1981, with winds reaching 41.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kirovgrad?
The warmest month in Kirovgrad is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kirovgrad?
Kirovgrad receives on average 581 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kirovgrad?
Kirovgrad gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kirovgrad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kirovgrad between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 1981, with 22.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kirovgrad?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kirovgrad.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kirovgrad?
In Kirovgrad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 15 July 1947, and the lowest was -52.1 °C on 31 December 1978.
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