Lesnikovo climate — normals and trends
Lesnikovo (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.4 °C and it receives 452 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 (-16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lesnikovo averages 184 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Lesnikovo has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 193 to 175 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 30 July 1952) and the coldest -45.2 °C (on 17 February 1951).
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
LesnikovoKurgan Oblast
- coords
- 55.28°, 65.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.4°C
Average daily high
6.7°C
Average daily low
-2.1°C
Annual rainfall
452mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
35.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
184 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
95.9 cm
Average feels-like high
3.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
39.5 °C
30 July 1952
Coldest day
-45.2 °C
17 February 1951
Wettest day
64 mm
6 July 2000
Windiest day
51.6 km/h
17 May 1981
Strongest gust
97.9 km/h
17 May 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
29 June 1948
Coldest feels-like
-50.7 °C
17 February 1951
Snowiest day
22.3 cm
7 April 2020
Sunniest day
16.7 h
21 June 2014
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -6.9 °C | +5.8 °C | 25 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | -5.3 °C | +5.3 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 2.5 °C | +5.1 °C | 30 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 15.0 °C | +5.5 °C | 63 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 55 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 44 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 84 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 17 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 37 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 9.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 12 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 1.9 °C | +5.3 °C | 49 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | -7.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 39 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lesnikovo?
Lesnikovo has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.4 °C and it receives 452 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lesnikovo?
The hottest day measured in Lesnikovo between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1952, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lesnikovo?
The coldest day measured in Lesnikovo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1951, at -45.2 °C.
Does it snow in Lesnikovo?
Yes. Lesnikovo gets on average 95.9 cm of snow per year and has around 184 frost days.
Has the climate of Lesnikovo warmed?
Yes: Lesnikovo warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lesnikovo?
The wettest day measured in Lesnikovo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2000, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lesnikovo?
The windiest day measured in Lesnikovo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 1981, with winds reaching 51.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lesnikovo?
The warmest month in Lesnikovo is July (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Lesnikovo?
Lesnikovo receives on average 452 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lesnikovo?
Lesnikovo gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lesnikovo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lesnikovo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 2020, with 22.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lesnikovo?
Yes: Lesnikovo has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lesnikovo?
In Lesnikovo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 29 June 1948, and the lowest was -50.7 °C on 17 February 1951.
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