Knyaginino climate — normals and trends
Knyaginino (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.2 °C and it receives 602 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Knyaginino averages 167 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Knyaginino has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 178 to 156 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -46.2 °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
KnyagininoNizhny Novgorod Oblast
- coords
- 55.82°, 45.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.2°C
Average daily high
7.8°C
Average daily low
0.4°C
Annual rainfall
602mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
30.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
167 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
130.1 cm
Average feels-like high
4.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.3 °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
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
37.6 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-46.2 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
73 mm
26 July 1962
Windiest day
45.6 km/h
26 March 1953
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
29 August 1966
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-51.3 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
19.3 cm
19 October 1973
Sunniest day
16.2 h
29 June 2016
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 | -1.2 °C | +7.2 °C | 43 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | -4.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 14 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 6.1 °C | +6.7 °C | 32 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 13.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 43 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 33 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 21.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 51 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 61 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 22.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 110 mm | +45 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 13 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 9.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 34 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 5.0 °C | +5.9 °C | 67 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | -2.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 35 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Knyaginino?
Knyaginino has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.2 °C and it receives 602 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Knyaginino?
The hottest day measured in Knyaginino between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Knyaginino?
The coldest day measured in Knyaginino between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -46.2 °C.
Does it snow in Knyaginino?
Yes. Knyaginino gets on average 130.1 cm of snow per year and has around 167 frost days.
Has the climate of Knyaginino warmed?
Yes: Knyaginino warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Knyaginino?
The wettest day measured in Knyaginino between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1962, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Knyaginino?
The windiest day measured in Knyaginino between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1953, with winds reaching 45.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Knyaginino?
The warmest month in Knyaginino is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Knyaginino?
Knyaginino receives on average 602 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Knyaginino?
Knyaginino 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 Knyaginino?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Knyaginino between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1973, with 19.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Knyaginino?
Yes: Knyaginino has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Knyaginino?
In Knyaginino, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 6 August 2010, and the lowest was -51.3 °C on 31 December 1978.
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