Kirovo-Chepetsk climate — normals and trends
Kirovo-Chepetsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.5 °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 (-13.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kirovo-Chepetsk averages 184 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Kirovo-Chepetsk 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 173 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 31 July 2010) and the coldest -48.5 °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
Kirovo-ChepetskKirov Oblast
- coords
- 58.55°, 50.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.5°C
Average daily high
6.1°C
Average daily low
-1.4°C
Annual rainfall
645mm
Sunshine / day
6.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
31.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
184 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
165.6 cm
Average feels-like high
2.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 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
35.8 °C
31 July 2010
Coldest day
-48.5 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
49 mm
10 July 2016
Windiest day
42.1 km/h
31 May 1953
Strongest gust
89.6 km/h
7 February 1995
Hottest feels-like
37.5 °C
10 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-53.7 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
24.3 cm
22 April 2018
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 | -3.2 °C | +7.4 °C | 52 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | -5.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 10 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 3.2 °C | +4.8 °C | 37 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 9.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 61 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 63 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 20.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 126 mm | +57 mm |
| Jul | 22.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 20 mm | -56 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 136 mm | +69 mm |
| Sep | 15.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 29 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 8.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 57 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 2.3 °C | +5.2 °C | 87 mm | +37 mm |
| Dec | -6.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 54 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kirovo-Chepetsk?
Kirovo-Chepetsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.5 °C and it receives 645 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kirovo-Chepetsk?
The hottest day measured in Kirovo-Chepetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2010, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kirovo-Chepetsk?
The coldest day measured in Kirovo-Chepetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -48.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kirovo-Chepetsk?
Yes. Kirovo-Chepetsk gets on average 165.6 cm of snow per year and has around 184 frost days.
Has the climate of Kirovo-Chepetsk warmed?
Yes: Kirovo-Chepetsk warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kirovo-Chepetsk?
The wettest day measured in Kirovo-Chepetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2016, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kirovo-Chepetsk?
The windiest day measured in Kirovo-Chepetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1953, with winds reaching 42.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kirovo-Chepetsk?
The warmest month in Kirovo-Chepetsk is July (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kirovo-Chepetsk?
Kirovo-Chepetsk receives on average 645 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kirovo-Chepetsk?
Kirovo-Chepetsk gets on average 6.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,409 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kirovo-Chepetsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kirovo-Chepetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 2018, with 24.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kirovo-Chepetsk?
Yes: Kirovo-Chepetsk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kirovo-Chepetsk?
In Kirovo-Chepetsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.5 °C on 10 July 1954, and the lowest was -53.7 °C on 31 December 1978.
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