Nikolayevsk-on-Amur climate — normals and trends
Nikolayevsk-on-Amur (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -1.8 °C and it receives 676 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 (16.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Nikolayevsk-on-Amur averages 217 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Nikolayevsk-on-Amur has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 224 to 210 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 12 July 1950) and the coldest -42.2 °C (on 8 January 1980).
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
Nikolayevsk-on-AmurKhabarovsk
- coords
- 53.15°, 140.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-1.8°C
Average daily high
2.5°C
Average daily low
-5.8°C
Annual rainfall
676mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
38.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
217 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
214.8 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-9.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
35.1 °C
12 July 1950
Coldest day
-42.2 °C
8 January 1980
Wettest day
68 mm
23 August 1957
Windiest day
48.1 km/h
18 October 1976
Strongest gust
114.5 km/h
18 October 1976
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
13 July 1950
Coldest feels-like
-47.3 °C
8 January 1980
Snowiest day
43.6 cm
23 October 1981
Sunniest day
16.5 h
21 June 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -14.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 28 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -10.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 47 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | -6.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 28 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 6.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 23 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 11.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 66 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 18.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 90 mm | +35 mm |
| Jul | 22.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 174 mm | +104 mm |
| Aug | 19.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 119 mm | +34 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 66 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 3.3 °C | -2.4 °C | 44 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | -5.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 37 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | -15.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 76 mm | +27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nikolayevsk-on-Amur?
Nikolayevsk-on-Amur has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -1.8 °C and it receives 676 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur?
The hottest day measured in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1950, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur?
The coldest day measured in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1980, at -42.2 °C.
Does it snow in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur?
Yes. Nikolayevsk-on-Amur gets on average 214.8 cm of snow per year and has around 217 frost days.
Has the climate of Nikolayevsk-on-Amur warmed?
Yes: Nikolayevsk-on-Amur warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur?
The wettest day measured in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1957, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur?
The windiest day measured in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1976, with winds reaching 48.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur?
The warmest month in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur is July (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-22.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur?
Nikolayevsk-on-Amur receives on average 676 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur?
Nikolayevsk-on-Amur gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 1981, with 43.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur?
In Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 13 July 1950, and the lowest was -47.3 °C on 8 January 1980.
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