Lesnoy climate — normals and trends
Lesnoy (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.9 °C and it receives 525 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 (18.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lesnoy averages 189 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Lesnoy has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 199 to 179 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 16 July 2020) and the coldest -47.7 °C (on 8 December 1968).
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
LesnoySverdlovsk Oblast
- coords
- 57.62°, 63.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.9°C
Average daily high
6.1°C
Average daily low
-2.5°C
Annual rainfall
525mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
34.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
189 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
106.8 cm
Average feels-like high
2.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
16 July 2020
Coldest day
-47.7 °C
8 December 1968
Wettest day
80 mm
19 June 2017
Windiest day
37.4 km/h
26 April 2014
Strongest gust
107.3 km/h
17 May 1981
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
1 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-52.7 °C
8 December 1968
Snowiest day
24.5 cm
17 May 1981
Sunniest day
17.2 h
22 June 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5.3 °C | +7.0 °C | 33 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | -3.5 °C | +5.9 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 3.0 °C | +4.1 °C | 17 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 11.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 77 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 69 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 29 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 22.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 77 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 22.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 31 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 15.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 50 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 7.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 15 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 1.6 °C | +5.5 °C | 32 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | -8.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 45 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lesnoy?
Lesnoy has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.9 °C and it receives 525 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 16 July 2020, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lesnoy?
The coldest day measured in Lesnoy between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1968, at -47.7 °C.
Does it snow in Lesnoy?
Yes. Lesnoy gets on average 106.8 cm of snow per year and has around 189 frost days.
Has the climate of Lesnoy warmed?
Yes: Lesnoy warmed by +2.8 °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 19 June 2017, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lesnoy?
The windiest day measured in Lesnoy between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2014, with winds reaching 37.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lesnoy?
The warmest month in Lesnoy is July (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Lesnoy?
Lesnoy receives on average 525 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lesnoy?
Lesnoy gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 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 17 May 1981, with 24.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lesnoy?
Yes: Lesnoy has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lesnoy?
In Lesnoy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 1 July 1995, and the lowest was -52.7 °C on 8 December 1968.
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