Kovrov climate — normals and trends
Kovrov (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.6 °C and it receives 621 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kovrov averages 161 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Kovrov 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 175 to 147 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -43.9 °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
KovrovVladimir Oblast
- coords
- 56.36°, 41.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.6°C
Average daily high
8.2°C
Average daily low
0.8°C
Annual rainfall
621mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
28.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
161 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
129.2 cm
Average feels-like high
5.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.9 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
38.7 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-43.9 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
65 mm
19 June 1945
Windiest day
42.7 km/h
6 May 1966
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
5 June 1947
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
5 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-49.2 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
19.6 cm
16 October 1971
Sunniest day
17.0 h
28 June 2016
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.3 °C | +7.7 °C | 42 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | -2.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 9 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 7.3 °C | +6.9 °C | 29 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 12.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 60 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 18.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 68 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 21.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 78 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 65 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 21.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 79 mm | +15 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 14 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 9.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 64 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 4.6 °C | +4.9 °C | 61 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | -1.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 37 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kovrov?
Kovrov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.6 °C and it receives 621 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kovrov?
The hottest day measured in Kovrov between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kovrov?
The coldest day measured in Kovrov between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -43.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kovrov?
Yes. Kovrov gets on average 129.2 cm of snow per year and has around 161 frost days.
Has the climate of Kovrov warmed?
Yes: Kovrov warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kovrov?
The wettest day measured in Kovrov between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1945, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kovrov?
The windiest day measured in Kovrov between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 1966, with winds reaching 42.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kovrov?
The warmest month in Kovrov is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kovrov?
Kovrov receives on average 621 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kovrov?
Kovrov 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 Kovrov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kovrov between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1971, with 19.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kovrov?
Yes: Kovrov has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kovrov?
In Kovrov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 5 August 2010, and the lowest was -49.2 °C on 31 December 1978.
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