Rzhanitsa climate — normals and trends
Rzhanitsa (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 669 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Rzhanitsa averages 147 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Rzhanitsa 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 165 to 129 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 6 August 2010) and the coldest -41.3 °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
RzhanitsaBryansk Oblast
- coords
- 53.43°, 33.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.7°C
Average daily high
9.3°C
Average daily low
2.0°C
Annual rainfall
669mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
26.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
147 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
117.1 cm
Average feels-like high
6.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
38.6 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest day
-41.3 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
44 mm
10 July 1986
Windiest day
50.7 km/h
30 December 1968
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
5 October 1997
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
16 July 1951
Coldest feels-like
-45.5 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
14 December 1981
Sunniest day
16.1 h
17 June 2021
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 | 2.1 °C | +7.3 °C | 40 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | -2.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 12 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 8.1 °C | +6.9 °C | 58 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 13.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 54 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 17.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 38 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 20.3 °C | -1.1 °C | 137 mm | +60 mm |
| Jul | 25.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 123 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 21.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 70 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 17 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 9.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 78 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 5.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 52 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 0.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 56 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rzhanitsa?
Rzhanitsa has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 669 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rzhanitsa?
The hottest day measured in Rzhanitsa between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2010, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rzhanitsa?
The coldest day measured in Rzhanitsa between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -41.3 °C.
Does it snow in Rzhanitsa?
Yes. Rzhanitsa gets on average 117.1 cm of snow per year and has around 147 frost days.
Has the climate of Rzhanitsa warmed?
Yes: Rzhanitsa warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rzhanitsa?
The wettest day measured in Rzhanitsa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1986, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rzhanitsa?
The windiest day measured in Rzhanitsa between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1968, with winds reaching 50.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rzhanitsa?
The warmest month in Rzhanitsa is July (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Rzhanitsa?
Rzhanitsa receives on average 669 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rzhanitsa?
Rzhanitsa gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rzhanitsa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rzhanitsa between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1981, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rzhanitsa?
Yes: Rzhanitsa has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rzhanitsa?
In Rzhanitsa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 16 July 1951, and the lowest was -45.5 °C on 17 January 1940.
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