Pskov climate — normals and trends
Pskov (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 666 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 (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Pskov averages 138 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Pskov has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 158 to 118 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.4 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -41.5 °C (on 31 December 1978).
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
PskovPskov Oblast
- coords
- 57.82°, 28.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.7°C
Average daily high
9.0°C
Average daily low
2.2°C
Annual rainfall
666mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
24.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
138 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
105.6 cm
Average feels-like high
5.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
34.4 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-41.5 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
62 mm
24 August 2017
Windiest day
49.9 km/h
18 October 1967
Strongest gust
103.7 km/h
7 August 1987
Hottest feels-like
36.0 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-46.7 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
16.2 cm
23 November 2008
Sunniest day
17.3 h
21 June 2005
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.5 °C | +6.5 °C | 88 mm | +48 mm |
| Feb | -2.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 19 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 7.1 °C | +5.3 °C | 43 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 11.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 52 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 14.3 °C | -1.9 °C | 122 mm | +64 mm |
| Jun | 18.7 °C | -1.5 °C | 157 mm | +78 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 157 mm | +79 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 96 mm | +15 mm |
| Sep | 18.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 34 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 9.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 41 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 4.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 42 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 2.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 44 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pskov?
Pskov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 666 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pskov?
The hottest day measured in Pskov between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 34.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pskov?
The coldest day measured in Pskov between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -41.5 °C.
Does it snow in Pskov?
Yes. Pskov gets on average 105.6 cm of snow per year and has around 138 frost days.
Has the climate of Pskov warmed?
Yes: Pskov warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pskov?
The wettest day measured in Pskov between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2017, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pskov?
The windiest day measured in Pskov between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1967, with winds reaching 49.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pskov?
The warmest month in Pskov is July (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Pskov?
Pskov receives on average 666 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pskov?
Pskov gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pskov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pskov between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 2008, with 16.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pskov?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pskov.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pskov?
In Pskov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.0 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -46.7 °C on 31 December 1978.
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