Nikolayevka climate — normals and trends
Nikolayevka (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 511 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 (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Nikolayevka averages 168 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Nikolayevka 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 181 to 155 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 2 August 2010) and the coldest -42.0 °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
NikolayevkaUlyanovsk Oblast
- coords
- 53.13°, 47.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.5°C
Average daily high
8.6°C
Average daily low
0.4°C
Annual rainfall
511mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
31.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
168 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
115.6 cm
Average feels-like high
5.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 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
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
40.5 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest day
-42.0 °C
21 January 1942
Wettest day
57 mm
5 August 2019
Windiest day
54.9 km/h
26 March 1953
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
19 October 1973
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
27 June 1957
Coldest feels-like
-47.3 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
19.0 cm
12 April 1953
Sunniest day
16.0 h
26 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 | -1.2 °C | +7.3 °C | 39 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | -5.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 25 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 6.8 °C | +7.6 °C | 25 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +5.8 °C | 31 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 79 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 22.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 111 mm | +54 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 104 mm | +44 mm |
| Aug | 23.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 52 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 10.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 37 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 5.8 °C | +6.2 °C | 33 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | -2.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 32 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nikolayevka?
Nikolayevka has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 511 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nikolayevka?
The hottest day measured in Nikolayevka between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2010, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nikolayevka?
The coldest day measured in Nikolayevka between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1942, at -42.0 °C.
Does it snow in Nikolayevka?
Yes. Nikolayevka gets on average 115.6 cm of snow per year and has around 168 frost days.
Has the climate of Nikolayevka warmed?
Yes: Nikolayevka warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nikolayevka?
The wettest day measured in Nikolayevka between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2019, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nikolayevka?
The windiest day measured in Nikolayevka between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1953, with winds reaching 54.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nikolayevka?
The warmest month in Nikolayevka is July (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Nikolayevka?
Nikolayevka receives on average 511 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nikolayevka?
Nikolayevka gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Nikolayevka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nikolayevka between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1953, with 19.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nikolayevka?
Yes: Nikolayevka has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nikolayevka?
In Nikolayevka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 27 June 1957, and the lowest was -47.3 °C on 22 January 1942.
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