Lesnoy climate — normals and trends
Lesnoy (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.5 °C and it receives 647 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 (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lesnoy averages 194 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Lesnoy has warmed by +2.6 °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 203 to 185 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 30 July 2010) and the coldest -48.5 °C (on 31 December 1978).
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
LesnoyKirov Oblast
- coords
- 59.78°, 52.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.5°C
Average daily high
5.2°C
Average daily low
-2.3°C
Annual rainfall
647mm
Sunshine / day
6.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
31.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
194 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
165.3 cm
Average feels-like high
1.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
36.1 °C
30 July 2010
Coldest day
-48.5 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
62 mm
3 August 2001
Windiest day
36.4 km/h
5 March 1998
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
24 March 1971
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
9 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-54.0 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
15.3 cm
18 October 1954
Sunniest day
17.5 h
23 June 1953
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 | -4.3 °C | +7.3 °C | 62 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | -5.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 22 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 3.0 °C | +4.8 °C | 18 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 7.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 76 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 16.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 74 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 20.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 128 mm | +51 mm |
| Jul | 21.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 30 mm | -49 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 85 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 14.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 31 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 7.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 37 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 1.2 °C | +5.0 °C | 77 mm | +29 mm |
| Dec | -8.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 62 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lesnoy?
Lesnoy has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.5 °C and it receives 647 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lesnoy?
The hottest day measured in Lesnoy between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2010, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lesnoy?
The coldest day measured in Lesnoy between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -48.5 °C.
Does it snow in Lesnoy?
Yes. Lesnoy gets on average 165.3 cm of snow per year and has around 194 frost days.
Has the climate of Lesnoy warmed?
Yes: Lesnoy warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lesnoy?
The wettest day measured in Lesnoy between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2001, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lesnoy?
The windiest day measured in Lesnoy between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 1998, with winds reaching 36.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lesnoy?
The warmest month in Lesnoy is July (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Lesnoy?
Lesnoy receives on average 647 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lesnoy?
Lesnoy gets on average 6.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,336 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lesnoy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lesnoy between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1954, with 15.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lesnoy?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lesnoy.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lesnoy?
In Lesnoy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 9 July 1954, and the lowest was -54.0 °C on 31 December 1978.
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