Rzhev climate — normals and trends
Rzhev (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.7 °C and it receives 671 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 (17.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Rzhev averages 157 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Rzhev 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 172 to 142 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 4 August 2010) and the coldest -42.8 °C (on 31 December 1978).
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
RzhevTver Oblast
- coords
- 56.26°, 34.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.7°C
Average daily high
8.2°C
Average daily low
1.0°C
Annual rainfall
671mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
26.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
157 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
128.0 cm
Average feels-like high
5.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
37.6 °C
4 August 2010
Coldest day
-42.8 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
52 mm
6 September 1993
Windiest day
42.3 km/h
22 February 1990
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
11 January 1991
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-47.5 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
18.6 cm
14 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.9 h
20 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.4 °C | +7.4 °C | 59 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | -2.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 11 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 7.6 °C | +6.5 °C | 35 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 12.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 36 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 16.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 57 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 19.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 118 mm | +40 mm |
| Jul | 25.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 132 mm | +41 mm |
| Aug | 20.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 88 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 17.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 31 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 8.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 87 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 4.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 69 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | -0.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 44 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rzhev?
Rzhev has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.7 °C and it receives 671 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rzhev?
The hottest day measured in Rzhev between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2010, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rzhev?
The coldest day measured in Rzhev between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -42.8 °C.
Does it snow in Rzhev?
Yes. Rzhev gets on average 128.0 cm of snow per year and has around 157 frost days.
Has the climate of Rzhev warmed?
Yes: Rzhev warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rzhev?
The wettest day measured in Rzhev between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1993, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rzhev?
The windiest day measured in Rzhev between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1990, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rzhev?
The warmest month in Rzhev is July (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Rzhev?
Rzhev receives on average 671 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rzhev?
Rzhev gets on average 6.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,446 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rzhev?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rzhev between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1970, with 18.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rzhev?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Rzhev.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rzhev?
In Rzhev, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 7 August 2010, and the lowest was -47.5 °C on 31 December 1978.
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