Saratov climate — normals and trends
Saratov (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 456 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 (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Saratov averages 151 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Saratov has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 165 to 137 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 2 August 2010) and the coldest -39.2 °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
SaratovSaratov Oblast
- coords
- 51.54°, 45.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.0°C
Average daily high
9.8°C
Average daily low
2.3°C
Annual rainfall
456mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
32.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
151 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
104.0 cm
Average feels-like high
6.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
39.5 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest day
-39.2 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
47 mm
27 June 1985
Windiest day
66.3 km/h
8 February 1958
Strongest gust
107.3 km/h
8 February 1958
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
1 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-44.6 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
19.9 cm
16 February 2010
Sunniest day
16.0 h
25 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.1 °C | +7.4 °C | 23 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | -5.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 32 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 7.1 °C | +7.8 °C | 34 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +5.6 °C | 15 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 45 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 24.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 43 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 25 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 36 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 20.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 8 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 12.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 52 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | +6.2 °C | 43 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | -1.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 30 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Saratov?
Saratov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 456 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Saratov?
The hottest day measured in Saratov between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2010, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Saratov?
The coldest day measured in Saratov between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -39.2 °C.
Does it snow in Saratov?
Yes. Saratov gets on average 104.0 cm of snow per year and has around 151 frost days.
Has the climate of Saratov warmed?
Yes: Saratov warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Saratov?
The wettest day measured in Saratov between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1985, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Saratov?
The windiest day measured in Saratov between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1958, with winds reaching 66.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Saratov?
The warmest month in Saratov is July (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Saratov?
Saratov receives on average 456 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Saratov?
Saratov gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Saratov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Saratov between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2010, with 19.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Saratov?
Yes: Saratov has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Saratov?
In Saratov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 1 August 2010, and the lowest was -44.6 °C on 22 January 1942.
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