Pitkyaranta climate — normals and trends
Pitkyaranta (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 768 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 (16.0 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-8.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Pitkyaranta averages 153 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Pitkyaranta has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 169 to 137 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.4 °C (on 26 July 2010) and the coldest -36.7 °C (on 12 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
PitkyarantaRepublic of Karelia
- coords
- 61.57°, 31.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.7°C
Average daily high
5.6°C
Average daily low
1.7°C
Annual rainfall
768mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
22.7km/h
Seasonal range
24.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
153 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
173.0 cm
Average feels-like high
1.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °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
29.4 °C
26 July 2010
Coldest day
-36.7 °C
12 January 1987
Wettest day
56 mm
17 July 1942
Windiest day
57.6 km/h
7 September 1977
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
1 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
32.8 °C
26 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-42.3 °C
15 January 1940
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
17 February 2024
Sunniest day
18.0 h
18 June 2023
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 | -0.6 °C | +5.4 °C | 89 mm | +35 mm |
| Feb | -3.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 13 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 1.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 41 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 4.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 51 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 9.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 52 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 14.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 74 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 26 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 18.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 124 mm | +38 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 50 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 8.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 71 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 4.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 125 mm | +37 mm |
| Dec | 2.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 99 mm | +19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pitkyaranta?
Pitkyaranta has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 768 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pitkyaranta?
The hottest day measured in Pitkyaranta between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2010, reaching 29.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pitkyaranta?
The coldest day measured in Pitkyaranta between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1987, at -36.7 °C.
Does it snow in Pitkyaranta?
Yes. Pitkyaranta gets on average 173.0 cm of snow per year and has around 153 frost days.
Has the climate of Pitkyaranta warmed?
Yes: Pitkyaranta warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pitkyaranta?
The wettest day measured in Pitkyaranta between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1942, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pitkyaranta?
The windiest day measured in Pitkyaranta between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1977, with winds reaching 57.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pitkyaranta?
The warmest month in Pitkyaranta is July (16.0 °C on average); the coldest is February (-8.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Pitkyaranta?
Pitkyaranta receives on average 768 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pitkyaranta?
Pitkyaranta gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pitkyaranta?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pitkyaranta between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2024, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pitkyaranta?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pitkyaranta.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pitkyaranta?
In Pitkyaranta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.8 °C on 26 July 2010, and the lowest was -42.3 °C on 15 January 1940.
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