Smolenskoye climate — normals and trends
Smolenskoye (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.8 °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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Smolenskoye averages 183 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Smolenskoye has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 191 to 175 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 15 July 1992) and the coldest -47.5 °C (on 7 January 2001).
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
SmolenskoyeAltai Krai
- coords
- 52.30°, 85.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.8°C
Average daily high
8.1°C
Average daily low
-2.2°C
Annual rainfall
586mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
36.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
183 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
119.1 cm
Average feels-like high
5.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
41.6 °C
15 July 1992
Coldest day
-47.5 °C
7 January 2001
Wettest day
61 mm
4 August 2005
Windiest day
55.6 km/h
17 February 2004
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
11 October 1959
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
15 July 1992
Coldest feels-like
-52.3 °C
7 January 2001
Snowiest day
21.6 cm
16 November 1957
Sunniest day
16.0 h
15 June 1941
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 | -5.8 °C | +5.9 °C | 45 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | -5.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 12 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 2.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 25 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +7.0 °C | 45 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 21.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 88 mm | +23 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 60 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 92 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | -1.2 °C | 131 mm | +60 mm |
| Sep | 19.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 58 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 6.7 °C | -2.5 °C | 31 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 2.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 60 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | -6.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 57 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Smolenskoye?
Smolenskoye has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.8 °C and it receives 586 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Smolenskoye?
The hottest day measured in Smolenskoye between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1992, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Smolenskoye?
The coldest day measured in Smolenskoye between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2001, at -47.5 °C.
Does it snow in Smolenskoye?
Yes. Smolenskoye gets on average 119.1 cm of snow per year and has around 183 frost days.
Has the climate of Smolenskoye warmed?
Yes: Smolenskoye warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Smolenskoye?
The wettest day measured in Smolenskoye between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2005, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Smolenskoye?
The windiest day measured in Smolenskoye between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2004, with winds reaching 55.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Smolenskoye?
The warmest month in Smolenskoye is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Smolenskoye?
Smolenskoye receives on average 586 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Smolenskoye?
Smolenskoye gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Smolenskoye?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Smolenskoye between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1957, with 21.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Smolenskoye?
Yes: Smolenskoye has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Smolenskoye?
In Smolenskoye, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 15 July 1992, and the lowest was -52.3 °C on 7 January 2001.
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