Shentala climate — normals and trends
Shentala (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 586 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 (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shentala averages 172 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Shentala has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 185 to 159 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 20 August 2021) and the coldest -46.0 °C (on 1 January 1979).
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
ShentalaSamara Oblast
- coords
- 54.43°, 51.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.8°C
Average daily high
7.7°C
Average daily low
-0.2°C
Annual rainfall
586mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
32.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
172 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
145.7 cm
Average feels-like high
4.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
38.7 °C
20 August 2021
Coldest day
-46.0 °C
1 January 1979
Wettest day
56 mm
17 July 1987
Windiest day
52.6 km/h
20 October 1973
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
20 October 1973
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
11 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-51.0 °C
1 January 1979
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
13 March 1968
Sunniest day
16.7 h
21 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 | -2.9 °C | +7.0 °C | 72 mm | +32 mm |
| Feb | -6.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 20 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 3.4 °C | +5.1 °C | 32 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 15.3 °C | +5.8 °C | 50 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 50 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 121 mm | +59 mm |
| Jul | 24.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 47 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 23.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 77 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 18.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 23 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 10.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 50 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 4.4 °C | +5.9 °C | 54 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | -4.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 53 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shentala?
Shentala has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 586 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shentala?
The hottest day measured in Shentala between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2021, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shentala?
The coldest day measured in Shentala between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1979, at -46.0 °C.
Does it snow in Shentala?
Yes. Shentala gets on average 145.7 cm of snow per year and has around 172 frost days.
Has the climate of Shentala warmed?
Yes: Shentala warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shentala?
The wettest day measured in Shentala between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1987, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shentala?
The windiest day measured in Shentala between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1973, with winds reaching 52.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shentala?
The warmest month in Shentala is July (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Shentala?
Shentala receives on average 586 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shentala?
Shentala gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shentala?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shentala between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1968, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shentala?
Yes: Shentala has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shentala?
In Shentala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 11 July 1954, and the lowest was -51.0 °C on 1 January 1979.
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