Pugachev climate — normals and trends
Pugachev (Russia) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 445 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Pugachev averages 157 frost days, 25 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Pugachev 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 171 to 143 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 7 August 1940) and the coldest -42.4 °C (on 12 January 1940).
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
PugachevSaratov Oblast
- coords
- 52.02°, 48.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.8°C
Average daily high
10.1°C
Average daily low
1.5°C
Annual rainfall
445mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
33.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
157 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
25 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
105.1 cm
Average feels-like high
6.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
41.0 °C
7 August 1940
Coldest day
-42.4 °C
12 January 1940
Wettest day
45 mm
6 September 2011
Windiest day
63.9 km/h
8 February 1958
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
8 February 1958
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
26 July 1971
Coldest feels-like
-47.7 °C
12 January 1940
Snowiest day
19.5 cm
17 April 1980
Sunniest day
16.0 h
5 July 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 | -0.8 °C | +7.4 °C | 30 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | -5.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 22 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 7.6 °C | +8.1 °C | 28 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +5.1 °C | 34 mm | 0 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 39 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 91 mm | +49 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 25 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 36 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 21.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 7 mm | -32 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 48 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 6.7 °C | +5.9 °C | 35 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | -1.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 42 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pugachev?
Pugachev has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 445 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pugachev?
The hottest day measured in Pugachev between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1940, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pugachev?
The coldest day measured in Pugachev between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1940, at -42.4 °C.
Does it snow in Pugachev?
Yes. Pugachev gets on average 105.1 cm of snow per year and has around 157 frost days.
Has the climate of Pugachev warmed?
Yes: Pugachev warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pugachev?
The wettest day measured in Pugachev between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2011, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pugachev?
The windiest day measured in Pugachev between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1958, with winds reaching 63.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pugachev?
The warmest month in Pugachev is July (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Pugachev?
Pugachev receives on average 445 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pugachev?
Pugachev gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pugachev?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pugachev between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1980, with 19.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pugachev?
Yes: Pugachev has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pugachev?
In Pugachev, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 26 July 1971, and the lowest was -47.7 °C on 12 January 1940.
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