Lipetsk climate — normals and trends
Lipetsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 575 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lipetsk averages 148 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Lipetsk has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 165 to 131 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 2 August 2010) and the coldest -39.6 °C (on 22 January 1942).
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
LipetskLipetsk Oblast
- coords
- 52.59°, 39.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.0°C
Average daily high
9.9°C
Average daily low
2.0°C
Annual rainfall
575mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
28.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
148 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
113.4 cm
Average feels-like high
6.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
40.4 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest day
-39.6 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
46 mm
11 September 1997
Windiest day
60.5 km/h
30 March 1942
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
11 December 1967
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
3 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-44.8 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
20.0 cm
10 January 1985
Sunniest day
15.8 h
25 June 2010
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.6 °C | +7.6 °C | 44 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -4.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 20 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 8.6 °C | +8.1 °C | 46 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 15.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 28 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 40 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 97 mm | +39 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 116 mm | +50 mm |
| Aug | 23.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 86 mm | +33 mm |
| Sep | 19.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 13 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 11.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 87 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 7.1 °C | +5.4 °C | 48 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | -0.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 40 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lipetsk?
Lipetsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 575 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lipetsk?
The hottest day measured in Lipetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2010, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lipetsk?
The coldest day measured in Lipetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -39.6 °C.
Does it snow in Lipetsk?
Yes. Lipetsk gets on average 113.4 cm of snow per year and has around 148 frost days.
Has the climate of Lipetsk warmed?
Yes: Lipetsk warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lipetsk?
The wettest day measured in Lipetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1997, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lipetsk?
The windiest day measured in Lipetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1942, with winds reaching 60.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lipetsk?
The warmest month in Lipetsk is July (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Lipetsk?
Lipetsk receives on average 575 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lipetsk?
Lipetsk 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 Lipetsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lipetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1985, with 20.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lipetsk?
Yes: Lipetsk has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lipetsk?
In Lipetsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 3 August 2010, and the lowest was -44.8 °C on 22 January 1942.
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