Sofrino climate — normals and trends
Sofrino (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 684 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sofrino averages 163 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Sofrino has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 177 to 149 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 28 July 2010) and the coldest -42.8 °C (on 17 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
SofrinoMoscow Oblast
- coords
- 56.15°, 37.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.4°C
Average daily high
7.9°C
Average daily low
0.7°C
Annual rainfall
684mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
27.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
163 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
141.6 cm
Average feels-like high
4.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
37.5 °C
28 July 2010
Coldest day
-42.8 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
66 mm
15 August 2016
Windiest day
43.7 km/h
24 September 1943
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
30 November 1974
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-48.6 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
15.2 cm
5 October 1989
Sunniest day
17.0 h
23 June 1940
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 | 0.5 °C | +7.5 °C | 43 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | -2.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 8 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 6.9 °C | +6.6 °C | 32 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 11.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 65 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 16.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 84 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 19.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 128 mm | +51 mm |
| Jul | 25.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 87 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 20.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 101 mm | +23 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 14 mm | -49 mm |
| Oct | 8.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 74 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 4.3 °C | +4.4 °C | 73 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | -0.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 46 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sofrino?
Sofrino has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 684 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sofrino?
The hottest day measured in Sofrino between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sofrino?
The coldest day measured in Sofrino between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -42.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sofrino?
Yes. Sofrino gets on average 141.6 cm of snow per year and has around 163 frost days.
Has the climate of Sofrino warmed?
Yes: Sofrino warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sofrino?
The wettest day measured in Sofrino between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2016, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sofrino?
The windiest day measured in Sofrino between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 1943, with winds reaching 43.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sofrino?
The warmest month in Sofrino is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Sofrino?
Sofrino receives on average 684 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sofrino?
Sofrino gets on average 6.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,482 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sofrino?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sofrino between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1989, with 15.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sofrino?
Yes: Sofrino has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sofrino?
In Sofrino, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 6 August 2010, and the lowest was -48.6 °C on 17 January 1940.
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