Pachelma climate — normals and trends
Pachelma (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 609 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 (19.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pachelma averages 163 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Pachelma has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 174 to 152 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 28 July 2010) and the coldest -41.2 °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
PachelmaPenza Oblast
- coords
- 53.24°, 43.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.8°C
Average daily high
8.6°C
Average daily low
0.8°C
Annual rainfall
609mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
19.7km/h
Seasonal range
29.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
163 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
137.9 cm
Average feels-like high
5.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
39.2 °C
28 July 2010
Coldest day
-41.2 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
51 mm
17 August 1976
Windiest day
56.3 km/h
19 October 1973
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
20 April 2021
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
3 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-46.8 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
21.5 cm
2 April 2016
Sunniest day
16.0 h
10 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.6 °C | +7.1 °C | 65 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | -6.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 29 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 6.5 °C | +7.5 °C | 34 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +4.9 °C | 35 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 32 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 21.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 113 mm | +51 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 101 mm | +29 mm |
| Aug | 22.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 55 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 18.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 25 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 10.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 56 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 6.3 °C | +6.1 °C | 43 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | -2.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 44 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pachelma?
Pachelma has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 609 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pachelma?
The hottest day measured in Pachelma between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pachelma?
The coldest day measured in Pachelma between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -41.2 °C.
Does it snow in Pachelma?
Yes. Pachelma gets on average 137.9 cm of snow per year and has around 163 frost days.
Has the climate of Pachelma warmed?
Yes: Pachelma warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pachelma?
The wettest day measured in Pachelma between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1976, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pachelma?
The windiest day measured in Pachelma between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1973, with winds reaching 56.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pachelma?
The warmest month in Pachelma is July (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Pachelma?
Pachelma receives on average 609 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pachelma?
Pachelma 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 Pachelma?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pachelma between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2016, with 21.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pachelma?
Yes: Pachelma has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pachelma?
In Pachelma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 3 August 2010, and the lowest was -46.8 °C on 22 January 1942.
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