Safonovo climate — normals and trends
Safonovo (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.1 °C and it receives 683 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Safonovo averages 153 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Safonovo 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 168 to 138 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 6 August 2010) and the coldest -41.2 °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
SafonovoSmolensk Oblast
- coords
- 55.11°, 33.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.1°C
Average daily high
8.6°C
Average daily low
1.4°C
Annual rainfall
683mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
25.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
153 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
126.5 cm
Average feels-like high
5.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
37.4 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest day
-41.2 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
68 mm
10 July 1986
Windiest day
48.2 km/h
31 August 1986
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
31 August 1986
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-46.7 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
20.4 cm
20 November 2004
Sunniest day
16.2 h
22 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 | 1.6 °C | +7.1 °C | 61 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | -2.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 11 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 8.0 °C | +6.9 °C | 43 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 12.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 60 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 16.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 67 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 19.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 87 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 25.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 116 mm | +26 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 69 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 27 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 9.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 88 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 4.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 78 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | 0.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 51 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Safonovo?
Safonovo has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.1 °C and it receives 683 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Safonovo?
The hottest day measured in Safonovo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2010, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Safonovo?
The coldest day measured in Safonovo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -41.2 °C.
Does it snow in Safonovo?
Yes. Safonovo gets on average 126.5 cm of snow per year and has around 153 frost days.
Has the climate of Safonovo warmed?
Yes: Safonovo warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Safonovo?
The wettest day measured in Safonovo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1986, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Safonovo?
The windiest day measured in Safonovo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1986, with winds reaching 48.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Safonovo?
The warmest month in Safonovo is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Safonovo?
Safonovo receives on average 683 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Safonovo?
Safonovo 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 Safonovo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Safonovo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 2004, with 20.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Safonovo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Safonovo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Safonovo?
In Safonovo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 6 August 2010, and the lowest was -46.7 °C on 17 January 1940.
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