Mokshan climate — normals and trends
Mokshan (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 604 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 (19.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Mokshan averages 166 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Mokshan has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 177 to 155 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 1 August 2010) and the coldest -41.5 °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
MokshanPenza Oblast
- coords
- 53.44°, 44.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.5°C
Average daily high
8.4°C
Average daily low
0.6°C
Annual rainfall
604mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
30.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
166 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
134.5 cm
Average feels-like high
5.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
38.8 °C
1 August 2010
Coldest day
-41.5 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
94 mm
17 August 1976
Windiest day
52.4 km/h
19 October 1973
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
19 October 1973
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-47.1 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
20.0 cm
30 November 2010
Sunniest day
16.0 h
10 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 | -1.0 °C | +7.0 °C | 59 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | -6.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 25 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 6.0 °C | +7.1 °C | 37 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 15.1 °C | +4.9 °C | 39 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 35 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 21.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 123 mm | +59 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 83 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 23.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 55 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 10 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 10.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 51 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 6.1 °C | +6.3 °C | 47 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | -2.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 43 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mokshan?
Mokshan has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 604 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mokshan?
The hottest day measured in Mokshan between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2010, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mokshan?
The coldest day measured in Mokshan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -41.5 °C.
Does it snow in Mokshan?
Yes. Mokshan gets on average 134.5 cm of snow per year and has around 166 frost days.
Has the climate of Mokshan warmed?
Yes: Mokshan warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mokshan?
The wettest day measured in Mokshan between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1976, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mokshan?
The windiest day measured in Mokshan between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1973, with winds reaching 52.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mokshan?
The warmest month in Mokshan is July (19.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Mokshan?
Mokshan receives on average 604 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mokshan?
Mokshan 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 Mokshan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mokshan between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2010, with 20.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mokshan?
Yes: Mokshan has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mokshan?
In Mokshan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 2 August 2010, and the lowest was -47.1 °C on 31 December 1978.
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