Sarov climate — normals and trends
Sarov (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.6 °C and it receives 620 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 (19.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sarov averages 163 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Sarov 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 175 to 151 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -43.1 °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
SarovNizhny Novgorod Oblast
- coords
- 54.95°, 43.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.6°C
Average daily high
8.4°C
Average daily low
0.8°C
Annual rainfall
620mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
29.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
163 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
137.5 cm
Average feels-like high
5.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
38.8 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-43.1 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
58 mm
2 July 1984
Windiest day
44.4 km/h
24 March 1971
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
13 March 2020
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
5 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-48.5 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
17.4 cm
2 October 1998
Sunniest day
16.1 h
17 June 2025
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 | -0.4 °C | +7.3 °C | 57 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | -4.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 21 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 7.1 °C | +7.0 °C | 34 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 26 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 40 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 21.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 66 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 26.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 63 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 22.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 90 mm | +27 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 10 mm | -46 mm |
| Oct | 10.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 51 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 5.3 °C | +5.6 °C | 68 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | -2.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 42 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sarov?
Sarov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.6 °C and it receives 620 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sarov?
The hottest day measured in Sarov between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sarov?
The coldest day measured in Sarov between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -43.1 °C.
Does it snow in Sarov?
Yes. Sarov gets on average 137.5 cm of snow per year and has around 163 frost days.
Has the climate of Sarov warmed?
Yes: Sarov warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sarov?
The wettest day measured in Sarov between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1984, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sarov?
The windiest day measured in Sarov between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1971, with winds reaching 44.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sarov?
The warmest month in Sarov is July (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Sarov?
Sarov receives on average 620 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sarov?
Sarov gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sarov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sarov between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 1998, with 17.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sarov?
Yes: Sarov has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sarov?
In Sarov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 5 August 2010, and the lowest was -48.5 °C on 31 December 1978.
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