Lakhdenpokh'ya climate — normals and trends
Lakhdenpokh'ya (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 700 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 (15.7 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-7.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Lakhdenpokh'ya averages 153 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Lakhdenpokh'ya has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 170 to 136 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.6 °C (on 25 June 2020) and the coldest -33.8 °C (on 10 January 1987).
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
Lakhdenpokh'yaRepublic of Karelia
- coords
- 61.52°, 30.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.7°C
Average daily high
5.6°C
Average daily low
1.7°C
Annual rainfall
700mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
22.1km/h
Seasonal range
23.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
153 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
153.3 cm
Average feels-like high
1.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
26.6 °C
25 June 2020
Coldest day
-33.8 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
56 mm
3 August 2021
Windiest day
57.6 km/h
13 February 1962
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
21 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
28.5 °C
13 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-40.6 °C
15 January 1940
Snowiest day
15.9 cm
1 November 2006
Sunniest day
18.0 h
30 June 2022
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 | -0.4 °C | +5.2 °C | 80 mm | +35 mm |
| Feb | -2.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 14 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 2.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 35 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 4.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 51 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 9.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 62 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 14.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 70 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 20.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 43 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 18.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 99 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 15.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 52 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 8.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 62 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 4.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 102 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | 1.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 80 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lakhdenpokh'ya?
Lakhdenpokh'ya has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 700 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lakhdenpokh'ya?
The hottest day measured in Lakhdenpokh'ya between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2020, reaching 26.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lakhdenpokh'ya?
The coldest day measured in Lakhdenpokh'ya between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -33.8 °C.
Does it snow in Lakhdenpokh'ya?
Yes. Lakhdenpokh'ya gets on average 153.3 cm of snow per year and has around 153 frost days.
Has the climate of Lakhdenpokh'ya warmed?
Yes: Lakhdenpokh'ya warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lakhdenpokh'ya?
The wettest day measured in Lakhdenpokh'ya between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2021, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lakhdenpokh'ya?
The windiest day measured in Lakhdenpokh'ya between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1962, with winds reaching 57.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lakhdenpokh'ya?
The warmest month in Lakhdenpokh'ya is July (15.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (-7.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Lakhdenpokh'ya?
Lakhdenpokh'ya receives on average 700 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lakhdenpokh'ya?
Lakhdenpokh'ya 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 Lakhdenpokh'ya?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lakhdenpokh'ya between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 2006, with 15.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lakhdenpokh'ya?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lakhdenpokh'ya.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lakhdenpokh'ya?
In Lakhdenpokh'ya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.5 °C on 13 July 2025, and the lowest was -40.6 °C on 15 January 1940.
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