Severo-Zadonsk climate — normals and trends
Severo-Zadonsk (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 619 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Severo-Zadonsk averages 157 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Severo-Zadonsk has warmed by +3.3 °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 172 to 142 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 28 July 2010) and the coldest -41.8 °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
Severo-ZadonskTula Oblast
- coords
- 54.03°, 38.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.0°C
Average daily high
8.7°C
Average daily low
1.3°C
Annual rainfall
619mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
19.6km/h
Seasonal range
28.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
157 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
121.6 cm
Average feels-like high
5.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °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
38.6 °C
28 July 2010
Coldest day
-41.8 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
53 mm
19 July 1941
Windiest day
49.5 km/h
21 November 2004
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
15 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-46.9 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
21.6 cm
2 October 1998
Sunniest day
16.7 h
26 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 | 1.2 °C | +7.8 °C | 31 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | -3.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 11 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 7.4 °C | +7.6 °C | 51 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 13.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 41 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 28 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 20.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 124 mm | +55 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 109 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 109 mm | +45 mm |
| Sep | 18.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 19 mm | -37 mm |
| Oct | 9.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 84 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 5.6 °C | +4.9 °C | 61 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | -1.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 43 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Severo-Zadonsk?
Severo-Zadonsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 619 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Severo-Zadonsk?
The hottest day measured in Severo-Zadonsk between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Severo-Zadonsk?
The coldest day measured in Severo-Zadonsk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -41.8 °C.
Does it snow in Severo-Zadonsk?
Yes. Severo-Zadonsk gets on average 121.6 cm of snow per year and has around 157 frost days.
Has the climate of Severo-Zadonsk warmed?
Yes: Severo-Zadonsk warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Severo-Zadonsk?
The wettest day measured in Severo-Zadonsk between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1941, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Severo-Zadonsk?
The windiest day measured in Severo-Zadonsk between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 2004, with winds reaching 49.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Severo-Zadonsk?
The warmest month in Severo-Zadonsk is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Severo-Zadonsk?
Severo-Zadonsk receives on average 619 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Severo-Zadonsk?
Severo-Zadonsk gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Severo-Zadonsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Severo-Zadonsk between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 1998, with 21.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Severo-Zadonsk?
Yes: Severo-Zadonsk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Severo-Zadonsk?
In Severo-Zadonsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 6 August 2010, and the lowest was -46.9 °C on 17 January 1940.
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