Luza climate — normals and trends
Luza (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.7 °C and it receives 657 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 (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Luza averages 191 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Luza has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 200 to 182 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 8 July 2020) and the coldest -47.4 °C (on 30 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
LuzaKirov Oblast
- coords
- 60.63°, 47.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.7°C
Average daily high
5.2°C
Average daily low
-2.1°C
Annual rainfall
657mm
Sunshine / day
6.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
31.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
191 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
170.1 cm
Average feels-like high
1.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
34.9 °C
8 July 2020
Coldest day
-47.4 °C
30 December 1978
Wettest day
67 mm
10 July 2016
Windiest day
38.8 km/h
14 March 1972
Strongest gust
85.3 km/h
14 March 1972
Hottest feels-like
36.4 °C
9 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-52.6 °C
30 December 1978
Snowiest day
15.3 cm
26 May 1953
Sunniest day
18.0 h
29 June 2024
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 | -3.2 °C | +7.9 °C | 87 mm | +52 mm |
| Feb | -5.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 26 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 3.0 °C | +4.7 °C | 48 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 6.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 69 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 72 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 19.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 99 mm | +27 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 39 mm | -41 mm |
| Aug | 20.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 134 mm | +61 mm |
| Sep | 15.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 47 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 7.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 44 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 1.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 108 mm | +57 mm |
| Dec | -5.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 59 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Luza?
Luza has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.7 °C and it receives 657 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Luza?
The hottest day measured in Luza between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 2020, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Luza?
The coldest day measured in Luza between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1978, at -47.4 °C.
Does it snow in Luza?
Yes. Luza gets on average 170.1 cm of snow per year and has around 191 frost days.
Has the climate of Luza warmed?
Yes: Luza warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Luza?
The wettest day measured in Luza between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2016, with 67 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Luza?
The windiest day measured in Luza between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1972, with winds reaching 38.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Luza?
The warmest month in Luza is July (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Luza?
Luza receives on average 657 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Luza?
Luza 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 Luza?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Luza between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1953, with 15.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Luza?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Luza.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Luza?
In Luza, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 9 August 2010, and the lowest was -52.6 °C on 30 December 1978.
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