Ryazhsk climate — normals and trends
Ryazhsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 599 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 (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ryazhsk averages 153 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Ryazhsk has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 168 to 138 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 4 August 2010) and the coldest -40.2 °C (on 17 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
RyazhskRyazan Oblast
- coords
- 53.71°, 40.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.5°C
Average daily high
9.3°C
Average daily low
1.6°C
Annual rainfall
599mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
28.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
153 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
118.3 cm
Average feels-like high
6.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
39.1 °C
4 August 2010
Coldest day
-40.2 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
51 mm
24 July 1951
Windiest day
48.9 km/h
21 November 2004
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
9 June 1984
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-45.2 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
22.5 cm
10 January 1985
Sunniest day
16.3 h
28 June 2024
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 | 1.4 °C | +7.8 °C | 36 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | -3.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 21 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 7.9 °C | +7.5 °C | 40 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 14.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 28 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 44 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 21.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 125 mm | +62 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 94 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 22.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 87 mm | +27 mm |
| Sep | 18.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 20 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 10.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 71 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 6.2 °C | +5.2 °C | 59 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | -1.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 38 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ryazhsk?
Ryazhsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 599 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ryazhsk?
The hottest day measured in Ryazhsk between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2010, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ryazhsk?
The coldest day measured in Ryazhsk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -40.2 °C.
Does it snow in Ryazhsk?
Yes. Ryazhsk gets on average 118.3 cm of snow per year and has around 153 frost days.
Has the climate of Ryazhsk warmed?
Yes: Ryazhsk warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ryazhsk?
The wettest day measured in Ryazhsk between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1951, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ryazhsk?
The windiest day measured in Ryazhsk between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 2004, with winds reaching 48.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ryazhsk?
The warmest month in Ryazhsk is July (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ryazhsk?
Ryazhsk receives on average 599 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ryazhsk?
Ryazhsk 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 Ryazhsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ryazhsk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1985, with 22.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ryazhsk?
Yes: Ryazhsk has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ryazhsk?
In Ryazhsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 6 August 2010, and the lowest was -45.2 °C on 17 January 1940.
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