Pikalyovo climate — normals and trends
Pikalyovo (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.4 °C and it receives 749 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pikalyovo averages 174 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Pikalyovo has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 186 to 162 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 28 July 2010) and the coldest -43.7 °C (on 9 January 1987).
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
PikalyovoLeningradskaya Oblast'
- coords
- 59.52°, 34.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.4°C
Average daily high
7.0°C
Average daily low
-0.3°C
Annual rainfall
749mm
Sunshine / day
6.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
26.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
174 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
160.6 cm
Average feels-like high
3.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
35.5 °C
28 July 2010
Coldest day
-43.7 °C
9 January 1987
Wettest day
52 mm
31 July 1942
Windiest day
40.5 km/h
7 October 2003
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
3 December 1962
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-49.2 °C
9 January 1987
Snowiest day
17.1 cm
23 March 1971
Sunniest day
17.7 h
26 June 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.2 °C | +7.1 °C | 91 mm | +47 mm |
| Feb | -3.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 26 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 4.6 °C | +4.8 °C | 66 mm | +26 mm |
| Apr | 9.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 60 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 15.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 92 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 18.0 °C | -1.4 °C | 159 mm | +77 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 62 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 19.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 105 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 17.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 46 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 7.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 34 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | 2.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 80 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | -0.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 86 mm | +32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pikalyovo?
Pikalyovo has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.4 °C and it receives 749 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pikalyovo?
The hottest day measured in Pikalyovo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, reaching 35.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pikalyovo?
The coldest day measured in Pikalyovo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1987, at -43.7 °C.
Does it snow in Pikalyovo?
Yes. Pikalyovo gets on average 160.6 cm of snow per year and has around 174 frost days.
Has the climate of Pikalyovo warmed?
Yes: Pikalyovo warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pikalyovo?
The wettest day measured in Pikalyovo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1942, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pikalyovo?
The windiest day measured in Pikalyovo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 2003, with winds reaching 40.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pikalyovo?
The warmest month in Pikalyovo is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Pikalyovo?
Pikalyovo receives on average 749 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pikalyovo?
Pikalyovo gets on average 6.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,409 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pikalyovo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pikalyovo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1971, with 17.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pikalyovo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pikalyovo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pikalyovo?
In Pikalyovo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 7 August 2010, and the lowest was -49.2 °C on 9 January 1987.
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