Ryl'sk climate — normals and trends
Ryl'sk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.7 °C and it receives 624 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 (19.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ryl'sk averages 138 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Ryl'sk has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °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 38.5 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -39.7 °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
Ryl'skKursk Oblast
- coords
- 51.57°, 34.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.7°C
Average daily high
10.5°C
Average daily low
2.8°C
Annual rainfall
624mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
20.1km/h
Seasonal range
26.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
138 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
103.0 cm
Average feels-like high
7.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °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
38.5 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-39.7 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
50 mm
23 July 1991
Windiest day
70.4 km/h
11 December 1967
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
11 December 1967
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-45.6 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
25.1 cm
23 March 2013
Sunniest day
15.8 h
7 July 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.9 °C | +7.4 °C | 22 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | -2.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 14 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 10.1 °C | +8.1 °C | 47 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 43 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 43 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 21.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 83 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 75 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 56 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 20.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 17 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 10.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 96 mm | +47 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | +5.1 °C | 38 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 0.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 40 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ryl'sk?
Ryl'sk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.7 °C and it receives 624 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ryl'sk?
The hottest day measured in Ryl'sk between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ryl'sk?
The coldest day measured in Ryl'sk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -39.7 °C.
Does it snow in Ryl'sk?
Yes. Ryl'sk gets on average 103.0 cm of snow per year and has around 138 frost days.
Has the climate of Ryl'sk warmed?
Yes: Ryl'sk warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ryl'sk?
The wettest day measured in Ryl'sk between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1991, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ryl'sk?
The windiest day measured in Ryl'sk between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1967, with winds reaching 70.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ryl'sk?
The warmest month in Ryl'sk is July (19.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Ryl'sk?
Ryl'sk receives on average 624 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ryl'sk?
Ryl'sk gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ryl'sk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ryl'sk between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2013, with 25.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ryl'sk?
Yes: Ryl'sk has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ryl'sk?
In Ryl'sk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -45.6 °C on 22 January 1942.
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