Nikol'sk climate — normals and trends
Nikol'sk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 593 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 (19.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Nikol'sk averages 168 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Nikol'sk has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °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 38.6 °C (on 1 August 2010) and the coldest -42.5 °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
Nikol'skPenza Oblast
- coords
- 53.72°, 46.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.4°C
Average daily high
8.3°C
Average daily low
0.4°C
Annual rainfall
593mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
30.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
168 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
132.2 cm
Average feels-like high
5.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °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
38.6 °C
1 August 2010
Coldest day
-42.5 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
82 mm
5 July 2017
Windiest day
50.7 km/h
26 March 1953
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
19 October 1973
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
27 June 1957
Coldest feels-like
-48.2 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
18.3 cm
29 March 1944
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 | -1.2 °C | +7.0 °C | 55 mm | +19 mm |
| Feb | -5.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 19 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 6.2 °C | +6.7 °C | 31 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 15.3 °C | +5.0 °C | 41 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 50 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 21.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 94 mm | +30 mm |
| Jul | 25.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 78 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 66 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 8 mm | -46 mm |
| Oct | 10.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 40 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 5.6 °C | +6.1 °C | 39 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | -2.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 44 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nikol'sk?
Nikol'sk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 593 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nikol'sk?
The hottest day measured in Nikol'sk between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2010, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nikol'sk?
The coldest day measured in Nikol'sk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -42.5 °C.
Does it snow in Nikol'sk?
Yes. Nikol'sk gets on average 132.2 cm of snow per year and has around 168 frost days.
Has the climate of Nikol'sk warmed?
Yes: Nikol'sk warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nikol'sk?
The wettest day measured in Nikol'sk between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2017, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nikol'sk?
The windiest day measured in Nikol'sk between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1953, with winds reaching 50.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nikol'sk?
The warmest month in Nikol'sk is July (19.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Nikol'sk?
Nikol'sk receives on average 593 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nikol'sk?
Nikol'sk gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Nikol'sk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nikol'sk between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1944, with 18.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nikol'sk?
Yes: Nikol'sk has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nikol'sk?
In Nikol'sk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 27 June 1957, and the lowest was -48.2 °C on 31 December 1978.
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