Petukhovo climate — normals and trends
Petukhovo (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.1 °C and it receives 446 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 (-16.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Petukhovo averages 186 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Petukhovo has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 194 to 178 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 12 July 2023) and the coldest -45.1 °C (on 8 December 1968).
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
PetukhovoKurgan Oblast
- coords
- 55.07°, 67.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.1°C
Average daily high
6.3°C
Average daily low
-2.3°C
Annual rainfall
446mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
35.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
186 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
94.1 cm
Average feels-like high
2.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
39.8 °C
12 July 2023
Coldest day
-45.1 °C
8 December 1968
Wettest day
59 mm
16 August 1998
Windiest day
47.5 km/h
9 February 1970
Strongest gust
97.2 km/h
2 May 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
12 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-50.3 °C
8 December 1968
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
24 October 2017
Sunniest day
17.0 h
21 June 1941
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 | -7.6 °C | +5.5 °C | 18 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | -6.1 °C | +5.0 °C | 13 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 1.4 °C | +4.5 °C | 19 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | +5.6 °C | 39 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 91 mm | +48 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 61 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 92 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 22.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 33 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 16.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 53 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 7.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 9 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 1.5 °C | +5.5 °C | 42 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | -7.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 32 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Petukhovo?
Petukhovo has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.1 °C and it receives 446 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Petukhovo?
The hottest day measured in Petukhovo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2023, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Petukhovo?
The coldest day measured in Petukhovo between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1968, at -45.1 °C.
Does it snow in Petukhovo?
Yes. Petukhovo gets on average 94.1 cm of snow per year and has around 186 frost days.
Has the climate of Petukhovo warmed?
Yes: Petukhovo warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Petukhovo?
The wettest day measured in Petukhovo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1998, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Petukhovo?
The windiest day measured in Petukhovo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1970, with winds reaching 47.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Petukhovo?
The warmest month in Petukhovo is July (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Petukhovo?
Petukhovo receives on average 446 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Petukhovo?
Petukhovo 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 Petukhovo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Petukhovo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2017, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Petukhovo?
Yes: Petukhovo has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Petukhovo?
In Petukhovo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 12 July 2023, and the lowest was -50.3 °C on 8 December 1968.
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