Petrov Val climate — normals and trends
Petrov Val (Russia) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 418 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 (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Petrov Val averages 149 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Petrov Val has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 161 to 137 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 7 August 1940) and the coldest -37.7 °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
Petrov ValVolgograd Oblast
- coords
- 50.14°, 45.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.8°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
2.7°C
Annual rainfall
418mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
32.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
149 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
26 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
93.3 cm
Average feels-like high
7.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
41.3 °C
7 August 1940
Coldest day
-37.7 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
61 mm
29 July 1983
Windiest day
78.0 km/h
8 February 1958
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
8 February 1958
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
27 July 1971
Coldest feels-like
-43.7 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.7 cm
29 March 2014
Sunniest day
16.0 h
27 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.8 °C | +7.3 °C | 13 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | -5.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 37 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 8.4 °C | +7.9 °C | 34 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 22 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 22.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 30 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 44 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 13 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 13 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 12 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 59 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 7.8 °C | +5.9 °C | 28 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | -1.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 30 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Petrov Val?
Petrov Val has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 418 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Petrov Val?
The hottest day measured in Petrov Val between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1940, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Petrov Val?
The coldest day measured in Petrov Val between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -37.7 °C.
Does it snow in Petrov Val?
Yes. Petrov Val gets on average 93.3 cm of snow per year and has around 149 frost days.
Has the climate of Petrov Val warmed?
Yes: Petrov Val warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Petrov Val?
The wettest day measured in Petrov Val between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1983, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Petrov Val?
The windiest day measured in Petrov Val between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1958, with winds reaching 78.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Petrov Val?
The warmest month in Petrov Val is July (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Petrov Val?
Petrov Val receives on average 418 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Petrov Val?
Petrov Val gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Petrov Val?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Petrov Val between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2014, with 18.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Petrov Val?
Yes: Petrov Val has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Petrov Val?
In Petrov Val, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 27 July 1971, and the lowest was -43.7 °C on 22 January 1942.
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