Lesnoy climate — normals and trends
Lesnoy (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.9 °C and it receives 574 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 (17.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lesnoy averages 198 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.
Lesnoy 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 207 to 189 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 16 July 2020) and the coldest -47.2 °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
LesnoySverdlovsk Oblast
- coords
- 58.64°, 59.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.9°C
Average daily high
4.9°C
Average daily low
-3.2°C
Annual rainfall
574mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
32.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
198 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
114 d/yr
Annual snowfall
128.9 cm
Average feels-like high
1.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
16 July 2020
Coldest day
-47.2 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
51 mm
7 June 2003
Windiest day
36.9 km/h
14 September 2018
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
25 April 1997
Hottest feels-like
36.1 °C
16 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-53.1 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
27.4 cm
3 June 1967
Sunniest day
18.0 h
19 June 1944
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 | -6.3 °C | +6.5 °C | 34 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | -5.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 21 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 1.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 19 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 8.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 75 mm | +37 mm |
| May | 15.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 110 mm | +55 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 44 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 20.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 68 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 20.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 54 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 14.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 62 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 6.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 34 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 0.4 °C | +5.3 °C | 47 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | -9.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 53 mm | +27 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 0.9 °C and it receives 574 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 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 -47.2 °C.
Does it snow in Lesnoy?
Yes. Lesnoy gets on average 128.9 cm of snow per year and has around 198 frost days.
Has the climate of Lesnoy warmed?
Yes: Lesnoy warmed by +2.5 °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 7 June 2003, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lesnoy?
The windiest day measured in Lesnoy between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2018, with winds reaching 36.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lesnoy?
The warmest month in Lesnoy is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lesnoy?
Lesnoy receives on average 574 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lesnoy?
Lesnoy gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 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 3 June 1967, with 27.4 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 36.1 °C on 16 July 2020, and the lowest was -53.1 °C on 31 December 1978.
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