Sorochinsk climate — normals and trends
Sorochinsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 463 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Sorochinsk averages 169 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Sorochinsk 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 179 to 159 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 15 July 2020) and the coldest -44.7 °C (on 12 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
SorochinskOrenburg Oblast
- coords
- 52.43°, 53.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.5°C
Average daily high
8.9°C
Average daily low
0.0°C
Annual rainfall
463mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
34.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
169 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
120.5 cm
Average feels-like high
5.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
39.8 °C
15 July 2020
Coldest day
-44.7 °C
12 January 1940
Wettest day
61 mm
27 July 1948
Windiest day
66.4 km/h
8 February 1958
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
8 February 1958
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
26 July 1971
Coldest feels-like
-50.0 °C
12 January 1940
Snowiest day
20.4 cm
17 November 1999
Sunniest day
15.7 h
20 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 | -3.2 °C | +6.7 °C | 37 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | -6.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 21 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 5.3 °C | +7.3 °C | 30 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +6.4 °C | 36 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 22.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 34 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 73 mm | +29 mm |
| Jul | 27.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 28 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 44 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 20.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 14 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 12.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 70 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 5.4 °C | +6.1 °C | 33 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | -3.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 58 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sorochinsk?
Sorochinsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 463 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sorochinsk?
The hottest day measured in Sorochinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2020, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sorochinsk?
The coldest day measured in Sorochinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1940, at -44.7 °C.
Does it snow in Sorochinsk?
Yes. Sorochinsk gets on average 120.5 cm of snow per year and has around 169 frost days.
Has the climate of Sorochinsk warmed?
Yes: Sorochinsk warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sorochinsk?
The wettest day measured in Sorochinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1948, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sorochinsk?
The windiest day measured in Sorochinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1958, with winds reaching 66.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sorochinsk?
The warmest month in Sorochinsk is July (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Sorochinsk?
Sorochinsk receives on average 463 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sorochinsk?
Sorochinsk gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sorochinsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sorochinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1999, with 20.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sorochinsk?
Yes: Sorochinsk has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sorochinsk?
In Sorochinsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 26 July 1971, and the lowest was -50.0 °C on 12 January 1940.
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