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 5.4 °C and it receives 589 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 (19.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sosnovka averages 155 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Sosnovka has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 169 to 141 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 28 July 2010) and the coldest -39.7 °C (on 22 January 1942).
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
SosnovkaTambov Oblast
- coords
- 53.23°, 41.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.4°C
Average daily high
9.3°C
Average daily low
1.4°C
Annual rainfall
589mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
19.7km/h
Seasonal range
29.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
155 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
119.5 cm
Average feels-like high
6.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
39.3 °C
28 July 2010
Coldest day
-39.7 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
64 mm
22 July 1953
Windiest day
55.2 km/h
19 February 1978
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
14 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
4 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-44.9 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
16.3 cm
19 February 1978
Sunniest day
16.1 h
28 June 1946
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 | 0.7 °C | +7.5 °C | 54 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | -5.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 7.7 °C | +7.8 °C | 30 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | +4.3 °C | 30 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 33 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 21.4 °C | -1.3 °C | 120 mm | +58 mm |
| Jul | 26.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 98 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 22.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 55 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 19.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 30 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 11.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 66 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 6.6 °C | +5.7 °C | 51 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | -1.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 37 mm | -10 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 5.4 °C and it receives 589 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 28 July 2010, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sosnovka?
The coldest day measured in Sosnovka between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -39.7 °C.
Does it snow in Sosnovka?
Yes. Sosnovka gets on average 119.5 cm of snow per year and has around 155 frost days.
Has the climate of Sosnovka warmed?
Yes: Sosnovka warmed by +3.1 °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 22 July 1953, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sosnovka?
The windiest day measured in Sosnovka between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1978, with winds reaching 55.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sosnovka?
The warmest month in Sosnovka is July (19.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Sosnovka?
Sosnovka receives on average 589 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 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 19 February 1978, with 16.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sosnovka?
Yes: Sosnovka has on average 2 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 40.2 °C on 4 August 2010, and the lowest was -44.9 °C on 22 January 1942.
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