Shchigry climate — normals and trends
Shchigry (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 626 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 (19.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shchigry averages 147 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Shchigry has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 165 to 129 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 2 August 2010) and the coldest -39.7 °C (on 22 January 1942).
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
ShchigryKursk Oblast
- coords
- 51.88°, 36.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.0°C
Average daily high
9.8°C
Average daily low
2.1°C
Annual rainfall
626mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
19.6km/h
Seasonal range
27.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
147 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
115.1 cm
Average feels-like high
6.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
38.4 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest day
-39.7 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
66 mm
15 July 1953
Windiest day
61.7 km/h
11 December 1967
Strongest gust
102.6 km/h
23 November 2008
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
16 July 2016
Coldest feels-like
-45.1 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
22.5 cm
30 November 1960
Sunniest day
15.6 h
20 June 2021
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 | 1.9 °C | +7.4 °C | 35 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | -4.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 18 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 9.1 °C | +8.2 °C | 40 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 33 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 55 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 21.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 86 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 60 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 65 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 12 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 10.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 87 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 7.3 °C | +5.4 °C | 42 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | -0.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 40 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shchigry?
Shchigry has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 626 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shchigry?
The hottest day measured in Shchigry between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2010, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shchigry?
The coldest day measured in Shchigry between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -39.7 °C.
Does it snow in Shchigry?
Yes. Shchigry gets on average 115.1 cm of snow per year and has around 147 frost days.
Has the climate of Shchigry warmed?
Yes: Shchigry warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shchigry?
The wettest day measured in Shchigry between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1953, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shchigry?
The windiest day measured in Shchigry between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1967, with winds reaching 61.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shchigry?
The warmest month in Shchigry is July (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Shchigry?
Shchigry receives on average 626 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shchigry?
Shchigry 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 Shchigry?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shchigry between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1960, with 22.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shchigry?
Yes: Shchigry has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shchigry?
In Shchigry, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 16 July 2016, and the lowest was -45.1 °C on 22 January 1942.
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