Oktyabr'sk climate — normals and trends
Oktyabr'sk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.1 °C and it receives 493 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 (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Oktyabr'sk averages 159 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Oktyabr'sk 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 173 to 145 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 26 July 1971) and the coldest -42.3 °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
Oktyabr'skSamara Oblast
- coords
- 53.17°, 48.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.1°C
Average daily high
9.0°C
Average daily low
1.3°C
Annual rainfall
493mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
32.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
159 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
113.7 cm
Average feels-like high
5.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
39.6 °C
26 July 1971
Coldest day
-42.3 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
54 mm
20 June 1997
Windiest day
56.3 km/h
8 February 1958
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
20 October 1973
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
27 June 1957
Coldest feels-like
-47.3 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
17.8 cm
17 April 1980
Sunniest day
16.0 h
25 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 | -1.5 °C | +7.1 °C | 37 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | -6.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 24 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 6.2 °C | +7.2 °C | 25 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +6.3 °C | 33 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 21.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 53 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 23.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 96 mm | +44 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 51 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 25.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 53 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 19.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 11 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 11.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 41 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 6.3 °C | +6.3 °C | 36 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | -2.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 33 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Oktyabr'sk?
Oktyabr'sk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.1 °C and it receives 493 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Oktyabr'sk?
The hottest day measured in Oktyabr'sk between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1971, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Oktyabr'sk?
The coldest day measured in Oktyabr'sk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -42.3 °C.
Does it snow in Oktyabr'sk?
Yes. Oktyabr'sk gets on average 113.7 cm of snow per year and has around 159 frost days.
Has the climate of Oktyabr'sk warmed?
Yes: Oktyabr'sk warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Oktyabr'sk?
The wettest day measured in Oktyabr'sk between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1997, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Oktyabr'sk?
The windiest day measured in Oktyabr'sk between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1958, with winds reaching 56.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Oktyabr'sk?
The warmest month in Oktyabr'sk is July (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Oktyabr'sk?
Oktyabr'sk receives on average 493 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Oktyabr'sk?
Oktyabr'sk gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Oktyabr'sk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Oktyabr'sk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1980, with 17.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Oktyabr'sk?
Yes: Oktyabr'sk has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Oktyabr'sk?
In Oktyabr'sk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 27 June 1957, and the lowest was -47.3 °C on 22 January 1942.
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