Rudnya climate — normals and trends
Rudnya (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 456 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 (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Rudnya averages 151 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Rudnya has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 164 to 138 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 1 August 2010) and the coldest -39.9 °C (on 22 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
RudnyaVolgograd Oblast
- coords
- 50.81°, 44.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.5°C
Average daily high
10.7°C
Average daily low
2.2°C
Annual rainfall
456mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
31.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
151 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
99.2 cm
Average feels-like high
7.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 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
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
40.5 °C
1 August 2010
Coldest day
-39.9 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
49 mm
3 September 1993
Windiest day
71.0 km/h
8 February 1958
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
8 February 1958
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
27 July 1971
Coldest feels-like
-45.7 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.0 cm
17 March 1963
Sunniest day
16.0 h
27 June 1940
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 | 0.9 °C | +7.5 °C | 21 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | -5.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 35 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 8.3 °C | +7.9 °C | 49 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 18 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 39 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 24.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 62 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 18 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 24 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 21.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 7 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 63 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 7.7 °C | +5.9 °C | 33 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | -1.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 32 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rudnya?
Rudnya has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 456 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rudnya?
The hottest day measured in Rudnya between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2010, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rudnya?
The coldest day measured in Rudnya between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -39.9 °C.
Does it snow in Rudnya?
Yes. Rudnya gets on average 99.2 cm of snow per year and has around 151 frost days.
Has the climate of Rudnya warmed?
Yes: Rudnya warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rudnya?
The wettest day measured in Rudnya between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1993, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rudnya?
The windiest day measured in Rudnya between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1958, with winds reaching 71.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rudnya?
The warmest month in Rudnya is July (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Rudnya?
Rudnya receives on average 456 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rudnya?
Rudnya gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rudnya?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rudnya between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 1963, with 18.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rudnya?
Yes: Rudnya has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rudnya?
In Rudnya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 27 July 1971, and the lowest was -45.7 °C on 22 January 1942.
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