Shakhun'ya climate — normals and trends
Shakhun'ya (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.2 °C and it receives 659 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shakhun'ya averages 177 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Shakhun'ya has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 188 to 166 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 7 August 2010) and the coldest -48.6 °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
Shakhun'yaNizhny Novgorod Oblast
- coords
- 57.68°, 46.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.2°C
Average daily high
6.7°C
Average daily low
-0.6°C
Annual rainfall
659mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
30.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
177 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
151.4 cm
Average feels-like high
3.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
36.2 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest day
-48.6 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
60 mm
12 July 2015
Windiest day
44.9 km/h
14 March 1972
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
14 March 1972
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
5 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-53.8 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
22.1 cm
17 October 1971
Sunniest day
17.6 h
21 June 2020
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 | -2.0 °C | +7.6 °C | 46 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | -4.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 13 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 4.3 °C | +5.3 °C | 39 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 10.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 65 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 72 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 20.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 119 mm | +45 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 48 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 20.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 170 mm | +100 mm |
| Sep | 16.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 16 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 8.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 42 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 3.1 °C | +5.0 °C | 77 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | -4.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 42 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shakhun'ya?
Shakhun'ya has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.2 °C and it receives 659 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shakhun'ya?
The hottest day measured in Shakhun'ya between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2010, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shakhun'ya?
The coldest day measured in Shakhun'ya between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -48.6 °C.
Does it snow in Shakhun'ya?
Yes. Shakhun'ya gets on average 151.4 cm of snow per year and has around 177 frost days.
Has the climate of Shakhun'ya warmed?
Yes: Shakhun'ya warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shakhun'ya?
The wettest day measured in Shakhun'ya between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2015, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shakhun'ya?
The windiest day measured in Shakhun'ya between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1972, with winds reaching 44.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shakhun'ya?
The warmest month in Shakhun'ya is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Shakhun'ya?
Shakhun'ya receives on average 659 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shakhun'ya?
Shakhun'ya gets on average 6.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,482 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shakhun'ya?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shakhun'ya between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1971, with 22.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shakhun'ya?
Yes: Shakhun'ya has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shakhun'ya?
In Shakhun'ya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 5 August 2010, and the lowest was -53.8 °C on 31 December 1978.
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