Kursk climate — normals and trends
Kursk (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 619 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 (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kursk averages 145 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Kursk has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 164 to 126 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -39.3 °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
KurskKursk Oblast
- coords
- 51.73°, 36.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.2°C
Average daily high
10.0°C
Average daily low
2.4°C
Annual rainfall
619mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
20.3km/h
Seasonal range
27.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
145 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
111.2 cm
Average feels-like high
6.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 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
38.1 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-39.3 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
73 mm
14 August 2016
Windiest day
68.3 km/h
11 December 1967
Strongest gust
101.9 km/h
23 November 2008
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
5 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-44.9 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
22.5 cm
30 November 1960
Sunniest day
15.6 h
1 July 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.1 °C | +7.3 °C | 35 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | -4.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 18 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 9.5 °C | +8.3 °C | 47 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 36 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 54 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 21.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 81 mm | +15 mm |
| Jul | 27.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 59 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 23.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 63 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 10 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 10.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 94 mm | +44 mm |
| Nov | 7.5 °C | +5.3 °C | 42 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | -0.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 40 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kursk?
Kursk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 619 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kursk?
The hottest day measured in Kursk between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kursk?
The coldest day measured in Kursk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -39.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kursk?
Yes. Kursk gets on average 111.2 cm of snow per year and has around 145 frost days.
Has the climate of Kursk warmed?
Yes: Kursk warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kursk?
The wettest day measured in Kursk between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2016, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kursk?
The windiest day measured in Kursk between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1967, with winds reaching 68.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kursk?
The warmest month in Kursk is July (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Kursk?
Kursk receives on average 619 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kursk?
Kursk 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 Kursk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kursk between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1960, with 22.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kursk?
Yes: Kursk has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kursk?
In Kursk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 5 August 2010, and the lowest was -44.9 °C on 22 January 1942.
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