Poltavka climate — normals and trends
Poltavka (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.2 °C and it receives 392 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Poltavka averages 185 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Poltavka has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 192 to 178 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 12 July 2023) and the coldest -42.9 °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
PoltavkaOmsk Oblast
- coords
- 54.36°, 71.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.2°C
Average daily high
6.6°C
Average daily low
-2.4°C
Annual rainfall
392mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
37.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
185 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
79.1 cm
Average feels-like high
2.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
39.5 °C
12 July 2023
Coldest day
-42.9 °C
8 December 1968
Wettest day
72 mm
29 July 1975
Windiest day
53.4 km/h
14 October 1976
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
26 April 2014
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
18 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-49.3 °C
22 December 1976
Snowiest day
17.8 cm
26 April 1996
Sunniest day
16.2 h
2 July 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -7.3 °C | +6.2 °C | 30 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | -6.4 °C | +5.4 °C | 10 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 0.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 22 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 15.8 °C | +6.6 °C | 31 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 56 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 42 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 75 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 22.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 81 mm | +28 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 53 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 7.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 11 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 1.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 68 mm | +41 mm |
| Dec | -6.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 23 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Poltavka?
Poltavka has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.2 °C and it receives 392 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Poltavka?
The hottest day measured in Poltavka between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2023, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Poltavka?
The coldest day measured in Poltavka between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1968, at -42.9 °C.
Does it snow in Poltavka?
Yes. Poltavka gets on average 79.1 cm of snow per year and has around 185 frost days.
Has the climate of Poltavka warmed?
Yes: Poltavka warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Poltavka?
The wettest day measured in Poltavka between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1975, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Poltavka?
The windiest day measured in Poltavka between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1976, with winds reaching 53.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Poltavka?
The warmest month in Poltavka is July (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Poltavka?
Poltavka receives on average 392 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Poltavka?
Poltavka gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Poltavka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Poltavka between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 1996, with 17.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Poltavka?
Yes: Poltavka has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Poltavka?
In Poltavka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 18 July 1953, and the lowest was -49.3 °C on 22 December 1976.
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