Orlov climate — normals and trends
Orlov (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.6 °C and it receives 660 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 (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Orlov averages 184 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Orlov has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 195 to 173 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 31 July 2010) and the coldest -48.2 °C (on 31 December 1978).
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
OrlovKirov Oblast
- coords
- 58.54°, 48.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.6°C
Average daily high
6.3°C
Average daily low
-1.3°C
Annual rainfall
660mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
31.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
184 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
162.0 cm
Average feels-like high
3.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
35.8 °C
31 July 2010
Coldest day
-48.2 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
63 mm
10 July 2023
Windiest day
36.1 km/h
14 March 1972
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
24 March 1971
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
10 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-53.2 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
24.5 cm
1 October 1978
Sunniest day
17.3 h
29 June 2024
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 | -2.9 °C | +7.4 °C | 51 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | -5.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 13 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 3.7 °C | +4.9 °C | 40 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 9.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 65 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 61 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 20.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 101 mm | +29 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 31 mm | -53 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 144 mm | +74 mm |
| Sep | 15.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 26 mm | -39 mm |
| Oct | 8.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 47 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 2.4 °C | +5.0 °C | 83 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | -5.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 47 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Orlov?
Orlov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.6 °C and it receives 660 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Orlov?
The hottest day measured in Orlov between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2010, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Orlov?
The coldest day measured in Orlov between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -48.2 °C.
Does it snow in Orlov?
Yes. Orlov gets on average 162.0 cm of snow per year and has around 184 frost days.
Has the climate of Orlov warmed?
Yes: Orlov warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Orlov?
The wettest day measured in Orlov between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2023, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Orlov?
The windiest day measured in Orlov between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1972, with winds reaching 36.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Orlov?
The warmest month in Orlov is July (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Orlov?
Orlov receives on average 660 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Orlov?
Orlov gets on average 6.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,446 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Orlov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Orlov between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1978, with 24.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Orlov?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Orlov.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Orlov?
In Orlov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 10 July 1954, and the lowest was -53.2 °C on 31 December 1978.
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