Shakhty climate — normals and trends
Shakhty (Russia) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 495 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Shakhty averages 120 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Shakhty has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 135 to 105 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 13 July 2025) and the coldest -35.5 °C (on 10 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
ShakhtyRostov Oblast
- coords
- 47.72°, 40.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
4.8°C
Annual rainfall
495mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
28.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
120 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
71.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
40.3 °C
13 July 2025
Coldest day
-35.5 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
38 mm
25 June 1956
Windiest day
55.0 km/h
12 April 1997
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
12 April 1997
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
15 August 1948
Coldest feels-like
-42.9 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
23.0 cm
6 February 2020
Sunniest day
15.0 h
31 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.0 °C | +6.6 °C | 22 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | -3.7 °C | -2.3 °C | 32 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 11.3 °C | +6.6 °C | 35 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 23 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 38 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 60 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 17 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 17 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 23.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 11 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 14.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 46 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 10.9 °C | +5.6 °C | 15 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 1.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 30 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shakhty?
Shakhty has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 495 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shakhty?
The hottest day measured in Shakhty between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2025, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shakhty?
The coldest day measured in Shakhty between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -35.5 °C.
Does it snow in Shakhty?
Yes. Shakhty gets on average 71.1 cm of snow per year and has around 120 frost days.
Has the climate of Shakhty warmed?
Yes: Shakhty warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shakhty?
The wettest day measured in Shakhty between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1956, with 38 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shakhty?
The windiest day measured in Shakhty between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1997, with winds reaching 55.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shakhty?
The warmest month in Shakhty is July (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Shakhty?
Shakhty receives on average 495 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shakhty?
Shakhty gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shakhty?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shakhty between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 2020, with 23.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shakhty?
Yes: Shakhty has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shakhty?
In Shakhty, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 15 August 1948, and the lowest was -42.9 °C on 10 January 1940.
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