Smirnykh climate — normals and trends
Smirnykh (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.9 °C and it receives 782 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 August (15.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Smirnykh averages 215 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Smirnykh has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 29 July 2021) and the coldest -36.4 °C (on 8 January 1994).
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
SmirnykhSakhalin Oblast
- coords
- 49.75°, 142.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.9°C
Average daily high
3.4°C
Average daily low
-4.9°C
Annual rainfall
782mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
33.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
215 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
221.2 cm
Average feels-like high
0.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-8.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
31.7 °C
29 July 2021
Coldest day
-36.4 °C
8 January 1994
Wettest day
68 mm
17 September 1961
Windiest day
54.8 km/h
12 December 1947
Strongest gust
117.4 km/h
12 December 1947
Hottest feels-like
34.6 °C
29 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-42.4 °C
8 January 1980
Snowiest day
31.8 cm
8 December 1967
Sunniest day
15.3 h
25 June 1963
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 | -9.7 °C | +5.0 °C | 50 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | -7.5 °C | +4.3 °C | 42 mm | +18 mm |
| Mar | -5.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 37 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 5.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 53 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 12.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 70 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 18.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 91 mm | +30 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 76 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 106 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 94 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 5.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 85 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | -2.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 58 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | -12.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 52 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Smirnykh?
Smirnykh has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.9 °C and it receives 782 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Smirnykh?
The hottest day measured in Smirnykh between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2021, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Smirnykh?
The coldest day measured in Smirnykh between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1994, at -36.4 °C.
Does it snow in Smirnykh?
Yes. Smirnykh gets on average 221.2 cm of snow per year and has around 215 frost days.
Has the climate of Smirnykh warmed?
Yes: Smirnykh warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Smirnykh?
The wettest day measured in Smirnykh between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1961, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Smirnykh?
The windiest day measured in Smirnykh between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1947, with winds reaching 54.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Smirnykh?
The warmest month in Smirnykh is August (15.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Smirnykh?
Smirnykh receives on average 782 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Smirnykh?
Smirnykh gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Smirnykh?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Smirnykh between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1967, with 31.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Smirnykh?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Smirnykh.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Smirnykh?
In Smirnykh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.6 °C on 29 July 2021, and the lowest was -42.4 °C on 8 January 1980.
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