Leninkent climate — normals and trends
Leninkent (Russia) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 518 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 (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Leninkent averages 76 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.
Leninkent has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 95 to 57 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 31 July 2011) and the coldest -29.0 °C (on 12 January 1940).
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
LeninkentDagestan
- coords
- 42.97°, 47.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
15.8°C
Average daily low
7.7°C
Annual rainfall
518mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
24.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
76 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
26 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
96 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.2 cm
Average feels-like high
14.3 °C
Average feels-like low
6.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
25 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
38.3 °C
31 July 2011
Coldest day
-29.0 °C
12 January 1940
Wettest day
58 mm
19 September 2025
Windiest day
42.1 km/h
20 November 1957
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
7 April 1978
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
31 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-33.6 °C
12 January 1940
Snowiest day
18.5 cm
3 March 1955
Sunniest day
14.1 h
3 July 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 22 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 1.5 °C | -2.6 °C | 39 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +5.1 °C | 24 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 66 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 27 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 52 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 12 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 46 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 21.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 196 mm | +129 mm |
| Oct | 17.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 36 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 13.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 4 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 37 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Leninkent?
Leninkent has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 518 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Leninkent?
The hottest day measured in Leninkent between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2011, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Leninkent?
The coldest day measured in Leninkent between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1940, at -29.0 °C.
Does it snow in Leninkent?
Yes. Leninkent gets on average 54.2 cm of snow per year and has around 76 frost days.
Has the climate of Leninkent warmed?
Yes: Leninkent warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Leninkent?
The wettest day measured in Leninkent between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 2025, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Leninkent?
The windiest day measured in Leninkent between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1957, with winds reaching 42.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Leninkent?
The warmest month in Leninkent is July (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Leninkent?
Leninkent receives on average 518 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Leninkent?
Leninkent gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Leninkent?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Leninkent between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1955, with 18.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Leninkent?
Yes: Leninkent has on average 25 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Leninkent?
In Leninkent, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 31 July 2011, and the lowest was -33.6 °C on 12 January 1940.
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