Makhalino climate — normals and trends
Makhalino (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 554 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 (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Makhalino averages 168 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Makhalino has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 179 to 157 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 2 August 2010) and the coldest -41.0 °C (on 21 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
MakhalinoPenza Oblast
- coords
- 53.09°, 46.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.5°C
Average daily high
8.4°C
Average daily low
0.4°C
Annual rainfall
554mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
30.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
168 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
131.1 cm
Average feels-like high
5.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
39.6 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest day
-41.0 °C
21 January 1942
Wettest day
63 mm
5 August 2019
Windiest day
54.1 km/h
26 March 1953
Strongest gust
102.6 km/h
19 October 1973
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
1 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-46.3 °C
21 January 1942
Snowiest day
17.8 cm
30 November 2010
Sunniest day
16.0 h
24 June 1940
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 | +6.9 °C | 51 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | -5.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 27 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 6.2 °C | +7.1 °C | 28 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +5.4 °C | 34 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 72 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 21.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 96 mm | +37 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 88 mm | +26 mm |
| Aug | 23.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 56 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 18.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 10.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 40 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 5.8 °C | +6.2 °C | 34 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | -2.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 40 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Makhalino?
Makhalino has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 554 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Makhalino?
The hottest day measured in Makhalino between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2010, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Makhalino?
The coldest day measured in Makhalino between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1942, at -41.0 °C.
Does it snow in Makhalino?
Yes. Makhalino gets on average 131.1 cm of snow per year and has around 168 frost days.
Has the climate of Makhalino warmed?
Yes: Makhalino warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Makhalino?
The wettest day measured in Makhalino between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2019, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Makhalino?
The windiest day measured in Makhalino between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1953, with winds reaching 54.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Makhalino?
The warmest month in Makhalino is July (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Makhalino?
Makhalino receives on average 554 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Makhalino?
Makhalino gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Makhalino?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Makhalino between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2010, with 17.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Makhalino?
Yes: Makhalino has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Makhalino?
In Makhalino, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 1 August 2010, and the lowest was -46.3 °C on 21 January 1942.
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