Rakitnoye climate — normals and trends
Rakitnoye (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.0 °C and it receives 604 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 (-6.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Rakitnoye averages 135 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Rakitnoye has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 153 to 117 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -37.0 °C (on 23 January 1942).
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
RakitnoyeBelgorod Oblast
- coords
- 50.84°, 35.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.0°C
Average daily high
10.8°C
Average daily low
3.1°C
Annual rainfall
604mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
26.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
135 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
101.9 cm
Average feels-like high
7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
38.8 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-37.0 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
71 mm
26 August 1981
Windiest day
51.4 km/h
29 March 1942
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
23 November 2008
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
12 August 1951
Coldest feels-like
-42.9 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.0 cm
15 November 1992
Sunniest day
15.5 h
28 June 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.6 °C | +6.9 °C | 24 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | -3.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 17 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 10.1 °C | +7.8 °C | 48 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 15.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 25 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 68 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 22.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 58 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 87 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 69 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 6 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 11.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 95 mm | +48 mm |
| Nov | 8.1 °C | +5.1 °C | 36 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 0.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 40 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rakitnoye?
Rakitnoye has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.0 °C and it receives 604 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rakitnoye?
The hottest day measured in Rakitnoye between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rakitnoye?
The coldest day measured in Rakitnoye between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -37.0 °C.
Does it snow in Rakitnoye?
Yes. Rakitnoye gets on average 101.9 cm of snow per year and has around 135 frost days.
Has the climate of Rakitnoye warmed?
Yes: Rakitnoye warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rakitnoye?
The wettest day measured in Rakitnoye between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1981, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rakitnoye?
The windiest day measured in Rakitnoye between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1942, with winds reaching 51.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rakitnoye?
The warmest month in Rakitnoye is July (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Rakitnoye?
Rakitnoye receives on average 604 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rakitnoye?
Rakitnoye gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rakitnoye?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rakitnoye between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1992, with 18.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rakitnoye?
Yes: Rakitnoye has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rakitnoye?
In Rakitnoye, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 12 August 1951, and the lowest was -42.9 °C on 22 January 1942.
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