Kshenskiy climate — normals and trends
Kshenskiy (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 600 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 (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kshenskiy averages 146 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Kshenskiy has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 164 to 128 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 2 August 2010) and the coldest -39.9 °C (on 22 January 1942).
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
KshenskiyKursk Oblast
- coords
- 51.84°, 37.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.2°C
Average daily high
10.1°C
Average daily low
2.2°C
Annual rainfall
600mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
20.1km/h
Seasonal range
27.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
146 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
110.7 cm
Average feels-like high
6.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
39.6 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest day
-39.9 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
62 mm
15 September 2002
Windiest day
62.3 km/h
29 March 1942
Strongest gust
102.6 km/h
23 November 2008
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-45.4 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.4 cm
18 December 1975
Sunniest day
15.4 h
25 June 2012
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.8 °C | +7.3 °C | 41 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | -4.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 21 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 9.3 °C | +8.4 °C | 35 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 24 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 56 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 21.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 83 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 56 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 23.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 62 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 7 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 10.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 84 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | +5.4 °C | 39 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | -0.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 39 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kshenskiy?
Kshenskiy has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 600 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kshenskiy?
The hottest day measured in Kshenskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2010, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kshenskiy?
The coldest day measured in Kshenskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -39.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kshenskiy?
Yes. Kshenskiy gets on average 110.7 cm of snow per year and has around 146 frost days.
Has the climate of Kshenskiy warmed?
Yes: Kshenskiy warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kshenskiy?
The wettest day measured in Kshenskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 2002, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kshenskiy?
The windiest day measured in Kshenskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1942, with winds reaching 62.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kshenskiy?
The warmest month in Kshenskiy is July (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kshenskiy?
Kshenskiy receives on average 600 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kshenskiy?
Kshenskiy gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kshenskiy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kshenskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1975, with 18.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kshenskiy?
Yes: Kshenskiy has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kshenskiy?
In Kshenskiy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 2 August 2010, and the lowest was -45.4 °C on 22 January 1942.
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