Ostrov climate — normals and trends
Ostrov (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 659 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Ostrov averages 139 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Ostrov has warmed by +2.8 °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 158 to 120 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -42.3 °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
OstrovPskov Oblast
- coords
- 57.34°, 28.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.7°C
Average daily high
9.1°C
Average daily low
2.0°C
Annual rainfall
659mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
24.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
139 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
105.6 cm
Average feels-like high
6.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.6 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
34.7 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-42.3 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
69 mm
24 August 2017
Windiest day
53.7 km/h
18 October 1967
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
26 December 2011
Hottest feels-like
36.3 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-47.5 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
7 April 1956
Sunniest day
17.1 h
23 June 2019
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 | 2.6 °C | +6.6 °C | 74 mm | +34 mm |
| Feb | -2.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 21 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 7.6 °C | +5.6 °C | 51 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 12.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 45 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 14.4 °C | -2.0 °C | 142 mm | +83 mm |
| Jun | 19.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 140 mm | +65 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 168 mm | +91 mm |
| Aug | 20.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 74 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 18.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 29 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 9.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 43 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 4.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 44 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 2.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 40 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ostrov?
Ostrov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 659 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ostrov?
The hottest day measured in Ostrov between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ostrov?
The coldest day measured in Ostrov between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -42.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ostrov?
Yes. Ostrov gets on average 105.6 cm of snow per year and has around 139 frost days.
Has the climate of Ostrov warmed?
Yes: Ostrov warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ostrov?
The wettest day measured in Ostrov between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2017, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ostrov?
The windiest day measured in Ostrov between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1967, with winds reaching 53.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ostrov?
The warmest month in Ostrov is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ostrov?
Ostrov receives on average 659 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ostrov?
Ostrov gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ostrov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ostrov between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 1956, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ostrov?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ostrov.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ostrov?
In Ostrov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -47.5 °C on 31 December 1978.
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