Sosnovka climate — normals and trends
Sosnovka (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.4 °C and it receives 600 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 (19.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sosnovka averages 176 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Sosnovka has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 187 to 165 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 1 August 2010) and the coldest -46.1 °C (on 31 December 1978).
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
SosnovkaKirov Oblast
- coords
- 56.25°, 51.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.4°C
Average daily high
7.1°C
Average daily low
-0.6°C
Annual rainfall
600mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
32.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
176 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
152.0 cm
Average feels-like high
3.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
38.2 °C
1 August 2010
Coldest day
-46.1 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
76 mm
17 July 1987
Windiest day
51.4 km/h
20 October 1973
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
20 October 1973
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
11 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-51.5 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
17.4 cm
18 November 1967
Sunniest day
17.0 h
2 July 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 | -2.7 °C | +7.4 °C | 61 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | -5.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 16 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 4.2 °C | +5.9 °C | 30 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 13.4 °C | +4.9 °C | 45 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 81 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 22.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 101 mm | +39 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 38 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 22.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 87 mm | +26 mm |
| Sep | 17.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 12 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 9.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 48 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 4.1 °C | +6.1 °C | 79 mm | +31 mm |
| Dec | -4.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 57 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sosnovka?
Sosnovka has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.4 °C and it receives 600 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sosnovka?
The hottest day measured in Sosnovka between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2010, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sosnovka?
The coldest day measured in Sosnovka between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -46.1 °C.
Does it snow in Sosnovka?
Yes. Sosnovka gets on average 152.0 cm of snow per year and has around 176 frost days.
Has the climate of Sosnovka warmed?
Yes: Sosnovka warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sosnovka?
The wettest day measured in Sosnovka between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1987, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sosnovka?
The windiest day measured in Sosnovka between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1973, with winds reaching 51.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sosnovka?
The warmest month in Sosnovka is July (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Sosnovka?
Sosnovka receives on average 600 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sosnovka?
Sosnovka gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sosnovka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sosnovka between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1967, with 17.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sosnovka?
Yes: Sosnovka has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sosnovka?
In Sosnovka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 11 July 1954, and the lowest was -51.5 °C on 31 December 1978.
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