Obolensk climate — normals and trends
Obolensk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 643 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Obolensk averages 156 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Obolensk has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 172 to 140 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 6 August 2010) and the coldest -42.4 °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
ObolenskMoscow Oblast
- coords
- 54.98°, 37.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.0°C
Average daily high
8.6°C
Average daily low
1.3°C
Annual rainfall
643mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
27.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
156 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
127.8 cm
Average feels-like high
5.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
38.1 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest day
-42.4 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
48 mm
15 August 2016
Windiest day
47.2 km/h
13 March 2020
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
11 January 1991
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-48.1 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
25.8 cm
16 October 1971
Sunniest day
17.0 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 | 1.4 °C | +7.7 °C | 35 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | -2.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 6 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 7.6 °C | +7.1 °C | 43 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 12.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 57 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 17.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 35 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 20.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 127 mm | +57 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 123 mm | +40 mm |
| Aug | 20.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 88 mm | +20 mm |
| Sep | 17.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 13 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 9.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 89 mm | +32 mm |
| Nov | 5.2 °C | +4.5 °C | 58 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | -0.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 41 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Obolensk?
Obolensk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 643 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Obolensk?
The hottest day measured in Obolensk between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2010, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Obolensk?
The coldest day measured in Obolensk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -42.4 °C.
Does it snow in Obolensk?
Yes. Obolensk gets on average 127.8 cm of snow per year and has around 156 frost days.
Has the climate of Obolensk warmed?
Yes: Obolensk warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Obolensk?
The wettest day measured in Obolensk between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2016, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Obolensk?
The windiest day measured in Obolensk between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2020, with winds reaching 47.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Obolensk?
The warmest month in Obolensk is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Obolensk?
Obolensk receives on average 643 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Obolensk?
Obolensk gets on average 6.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,482 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Obolensk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Obolensk between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1971, with 25.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Obolensk?
Yes: Obolensk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Obolensk?
In Obolensk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 6 August 2010, and the lowest was -48.1 °C on 17 January 1940.
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