Lev Tolstoy climate — normals and trends
Lev Tolstoy (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 614 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 (-9.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lev Tolstoy averages 154 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Lev Tolstoy has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 169 to 139 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 3 August 2010) and the coldest -38.4 °C (on 17 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
Lev TolstoyLipetsk Oblast
- coords
- 53.21°, 39.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.5°C
Average daily high
9.3°C
Average daily low
1.6°C
Annual rainfall
614mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
28.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
154 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
124.6 cm
Average feels-like high
6.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
39.0 °C
3 August 2010
Coldest day
-38.4 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
50 mm
13 August 2003
Windiest day
52.0 km/h
11 December 1967
Strongest gust
97.9 km/h
15 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
3 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-43.9 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
23.2 cm
10 January 1985
Sunniest day
16.2 h
26 June 2010
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 | 1.4 °C | +7.8 °C | 32 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | -3.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 20 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 7.9 °C | +7.8 °C | 41 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 15.0 °C | +4.1 °C | 31 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 42 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 21.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 110 mm | +45 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 102 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 22.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 80 mm | +20 mm |
| Sep | 18.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 24 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 10.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 87 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 6.4 °C | +5.4 °C | 50 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | -1.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 42 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lev Tolstoy?
Lev Tolstoy has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 614 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lev Tolstoy?
The hottest day measured in Lev Tolstoy between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2010, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lev Tolstoy?
The coldest day measured in Lev Tolstoy between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -38.4 °C.
Does it snow in Lev Tolstoy?
Yes. Lev Tolstoy gets on average 124.6 cm of snow per year and has around 154 frost days.
Has the climate of Lev Tolstoy warmed?
Yes: Lev Tolstoy warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lev Tolstoy?
The wettest day measured in Lev Tolstoy between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lev Tolstoy?
The windiest day measured in Lev Tolstoy between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1967, with winds reaching 52.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lev Tolstoy?
The warmest month in Lev Tolstoy is July (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Lev Tolstoy?
Lev Tolstoy receives on average 614 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lev Tolstoy?
Lev Tolstoy gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lev Tolstoy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lev Tolstoy between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1985, with 23.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lev Tolstoy?
Yes: Lev Tolstoy has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lev Tolstoy?
In Lev Tolstoy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 3 August 2010, and the lowest was -43.9 °C on 17 January 1940.
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