Serpukhov climate — normals and trends
Serpukhov (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 639 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Serpukhov averages 156 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Serpukhov 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 173 to 139 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 6 August 2010) and the coldest -42.5 °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
SerpukhovMoscow Oblast
- coords
- 54.92°, 37.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.0°C
Average daily high
8.6°C
Average daily low
1.3°C
Annual rainfall
639mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
27.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
156 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
126.6 cm
Average feels-like high
5.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 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
38.3 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest day
-42.5 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
50 mm
27 June 2015
Windiest day
47.8 km/h
21 November 2024
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
11 January 1991
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-48.0 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
25.8 cm
16 October 1971
Sunniest day
17.0 h
21 June 2010
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 | 1.4 °C | +7.7 °C | 35 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | -2.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 5 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 7.5 °C | +6.9 °C | 42 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 13.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 56 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 32 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 20.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 129 mm | +59 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 124 mm | +41 mm |
| Aug | 20.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 86 mm | +20 mm |
| Sep | 17.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 13 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 9.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 87 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 5.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 60 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | -0.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 41 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Serpukhov?
Serpukhov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 639 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Serpukhov?
The hottest day measured in Serpukhov between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2010, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Serpukhov?
The coldest day measured in Serpukhov between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -42.5 °C.
Does it snow in Serpukhov?
Yes. Serpukhov gets on average 126.6 cm of snow per year and has around 156 frost days.
Has the climate of Serpukhov warmed?
Yes: Serpukhov warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Serpukhov?
The wettest day measured in Serpukhov between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2015, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Serpukhov?
The windiest day measured in Serpukhov between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 2024, with winds reaching 47.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Serpukhov?
The warmest month in Serpukhov is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Serpukhov?
Serpukhov receives on average 639 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Serpukhov?
Serpukhov 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 Serpukhov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Serpukhov between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1971, with 25.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Serpukhov?
Yes: Serpukhov has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Serpukhov?
In Serpukhov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 6 August 2010, and the lowest was -48.0 °C on 17 January 1940.
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