Rzhaksa climate — normals and trends
Rzhaksa (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 573 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Rzhaksa averages 153 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Rzhaksa 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 167 to 139 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 2 August 2010) and the coldest -40.0 °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
RzhaksaTambov Oblast
- coords
- 52.14°, 42.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.8°C
Average daily high
9.8°C
Average daily low
1.7°C
Annual rainfall
573mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
29.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
153 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
120.1 cm
Average feels-like high
6.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
2 August 2010
Coldest day
-40.0 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
55 mm
4 July 1964
Windiest day
55.8 km/h
30 March 1942
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
14 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
4 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-44.6 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
22.5 cm
4 March 2022
Sunniest day
16.0 h
10 June 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 | 0.6 °C | +7.2 °C | 48 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | -5.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 30 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 8.2 °C | +8.2 °C | 40 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +4.6 °C | 29 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 37 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | -1.1 °C | 132 mm | +74 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 97 mm | +30 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 41 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 16 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 11.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 59 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 7.0 °C | +5.7 °C | 37 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | -1.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 37 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rzhaksa?
Rzhaksa has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 573 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rzhaksa?
The hottest day measured in Rzhaksa between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2010, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rzhaksa?
The coldest day measured in Rzhaksa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -40.0 °C.
Does it snow in Rzhaksa?
Yes. Rzhaksa gets on average 120.1 cm of snow per year and has around 153 frost days.
Has the climate of Rzhaksa warmed?
Yes: Rzhaksa warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rzhaksa?
The wettest day measured in Rzhaksa between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1964, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rzhaksa?
The windiest day measured in Rzhaksa between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1942, with winds reaching 55.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rzhaksa?
The warmest month in Rzhaksa is July (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Rzhaksa?
Rzhaksa receives on average 573 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rzhaksa?
Rzhaksa gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rzhaksa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rzhaksa between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2022, with 22.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rzhaksa?
Yes: Rzhaksa has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rzhaksa?
In Rzhaksa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 4 August 2010, and the lowest was -44.6 °C on 22 January 1942.
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