Sheksna climate — normals and trends
Sheksna (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 668 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sheksna averages 174 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Sheksna has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 185 to 163 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -47.6 °C (on 16 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
SheksnaVologda Oblast
- coords
- 59.21°, 38.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.2°C
Average daily high
6.6°C
Average daily low
-0.4°C
Annual rainfall
668mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
28.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
174 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
156.4 cm
Average feels-like high
3.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
35.0 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-47.6 °C
16 January 1940
Wettest day
45 mm
22 July 1986
Windiest day
44.8 km/h
22 November 2024
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
30 December 1968
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-53.0 °C
16 January 1940
Snowiest day
14.4 cm
8 May 1941
Sunniest day
17.2 h
28 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.7 °C | +7.7 °C | 72 mm | +33 mm |
| Feb | -3.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 12 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 4.8 °C | +5.7 °C | 52 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 8.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 73 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 16.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 84 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 18.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 95 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 57 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 19.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 105 mm | +29 mm |
| Sep | 16.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 39 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 6.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 50 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 2.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 82 mm | +28 mm |
| Dec | -1.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 75 mm | +25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sheksna?
Sheksna has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.2 °C and it receives 668 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sheksna?
The hottest day measured in Sheksna between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sheksna?
The coldest day measured in Sheksna between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1940, at -47.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sheksna?
Yes. Sheksna gets on average 156.4 cm of snow per year and has around 174 frost days.
Has the climate of Sheksna warmed?
Yes: Sheksna warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sheksna?
The wettest day measured in Sheksna between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1986, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sheksna?
The windiest day measured in Sheksna between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 2024, with winds reaching 44.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sheksna?
The warmest month in Sheksna is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Sheksna?
Sheksna receives on average 668 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sheksna?
Sheksna gets on average 6.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,446 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sheksna?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sheksna between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1941, with 14.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sheksna?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sheksna.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sheksna?
In Sheksna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 7 August 2010, and the lowest was -53.0 °C on 16 January 1940.
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