Shimanovsk climate — normals and trends
Shimanovsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -1.5 °C and it receives 591 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 (19.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-25.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shimanovsk averages 211 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Shimanovsk has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 25 June 2010) and the coldest -48.6 °C (on 25 December 1949).
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
ShimanovskAmur Oblast
- coords
- 52.00°, 127.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-1.5°C
Average daily high
4.3°C
Average daily low
-7.0°C
Annual rainfall
591mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
45.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
211 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
57.5 cm
Average feels-like high
1.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-10.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
37.1 °C
25 June 2010
Coldest day
-48.6 °C
25 December 1949
Wettest day
76 mm
19 August 1945
Windiest day
40.6 km/h
30 April 2015
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
30 April 2015
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
19 July 1977
Coldest feels-like
-53.9 °C
25 December 1949
Snowiest day
26.3 cm
29 April 1983
Sunniest day
15.8 h
21 June 2001
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 | -17.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 6 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | -10.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 4 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | -4.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 24 mm | +11 mm |
| Apr | 8.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 88 mm | +54 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 53 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 24.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 127 mm | +38 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 142 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 124 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 98 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 3.2 °C | -2.6 °C | 29 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | -7.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 21 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | -19.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 15 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shimanovsk?
Shimanovsk has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -1.5 °C and it receives 591 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shimanovsk?
The hottest day measured in Shimanovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2010, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shimanovsk?
The coldest day measured in Shimanovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1949, at -48.6 °C.
Does it snow in Shimanovsk?
Yes. Shimanovsk gets on average 57.5 cm of snow per year and has around 211 frost days.
Has the climate of Shimanovsk warmed?
Yes: Shimanovsk warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shimanovsk?
The wettest day measured in Shimanovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1945, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shimanovsk?
The windiest day measured in Shimanovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 2015, with winds reaching 40.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shimanovsk?
The warmest month in Shimanovsk is July (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-25.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Shimanovsk?
Shimanovsk receives on average 591 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shimanovsk?
Shimanovsk gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shimanovsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shimanovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1983, with 26.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shimanovsk?
Yes: Shimanovsk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shimanovsk?
In Shimanovsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 19 July 1977, and the lowest was -53.9 °C on 25 December 1949.
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