Mtsensk climate — normals and trends
Mtsensk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.4 °C and it receives 649 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Mtsensk averages 152 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Mtsensk has warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.40 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 169 to 135 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 3 August 2010) and the coldest -41.1 °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
MtsenskOryol oblast
- coords
- 53.28°, 36.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.4°C
Average daily high
9.1°C
Average daily low
1.6°C
Annual rainfall
649mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
21.1km/h
Seasonal range
27.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
152 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
118.3 cm
Average feels-like high
5.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.4 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
38.0 °C
3 August 2010
Coldest day
-41.1 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
46 mm
6 July 1960
Windiest day
60.1 km/h
12 February 1969
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
23 November 2008
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-46.4 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
16.9 cm
13 December 1979
Sunniest day
16.3 h
25 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 | 1.7 °C | +7.6 °C | 31 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | -3.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 13 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 8.1 °C | +7.8 °C | 59 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | 14.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 44 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 28 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 20.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 135 mm | +64 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 99 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 124 mm | +58 mm |
| Sep | 18.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 12 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 10.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 90 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 6.3 °C | +4.9 °C | 55 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | -0.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 49 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mtsensk?
Mtsensk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.4 °C and it receives 649 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mtsensk?
The hottest day measured in Mtsensk between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2010, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mtsensk?
The coldest day measured in Mtsensk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -41.1 °C.
Does it snow in Mtsensk?
Yes. Mtsensk gets on average 118.3 cm of snow per year and has around 152 frost days.
Has the climate of Mtsensk warmed?
Yes: Mtsensk warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mtsensk?
The wettest day measured in Mtsensk between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1960, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mtsensk?
The windiest day measured in Mtsensk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1969, with winds reaching 60.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mtsensk?
The warmest month in Mtsensk is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Mtsensk?
Mtsensk receives on average 649 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mtsensk?
Mtsensk gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mtsensk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mtsensk between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1979, with 16.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mtsensk?
Yes: Mtsensk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mtsensk?
In Mtsensk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 2 August 2010, and the lowest was -46.4 °C on 17 January 1940.
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