Sosnovoborsk climate — normals and trends
Sosnovoborsk (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 568 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 (19.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sosnovoborsk averages 169 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Sosnovoborsk has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 180 to 158 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 1 August 2010) and the coldest -41.9 °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
SosnovoborskPenza Oblast
- coords
- 53.29°, 46.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.4°C
Average daily high
8.4°C
Average daily low
0.3°C
Annual rainfall
568mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
30.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
169 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
132.4 cm
Average feels-like high
5.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
39.1 °C
1 August 2010
Coldest day
-41.9 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
56 mm
5 August 2019
Windiest day
52.7 km/h
26 March 1953
Strongest gust
113.4 km/h
19 October 1973
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
27 June 1957
Coldest feels-like
-47.0 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.7 cm
30 November 2010
Sunniest day
16.0 h
24 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 | -1.4 °C | +6.9 °C | 51 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | -5.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 26 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 6.3 °C | +7.0 °C | 27 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +5.3 °C | 31 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 66 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 21.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 91 mm | +30 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 84 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 23.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 64 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 17.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 10.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 40 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 5.6 °C | +6.1 °C | 37 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | -2.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 40 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sosnovoborsk?
Sosnovoborsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 568 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sosnovoborsk?
The hottest day measured in Sosnovoborsk between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2010, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sosnovoborsk?
The coldest day measured in Sosnovoborsk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -41.9 °C.
Does it snow in Sosnovoborsk?
Yes. Sosnovoborsk gets on average 132.4 cm of snow per year and has around 169 frost days.
Has the climate of Sosnovoborsk warmed?
Yes: Sosnovoborsk warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sosnovoborsk?
The wettest day measured in Sosnovoborsk between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2019, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sosnovoborsk?
The windiest day measured in Sosnovoborsk between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1953, with winds reaching 52.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sosnovoborsk?
The warmest month in Sosnovoborsk is July (19.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Sosnovoborsk?
Sosnovoborsk receives on average 568 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sosnovoborsk?
Sosnovoborsk gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sosnovoborsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sosnovoborsk between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2010, with 18.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sosnovoborsk?
Yes: Sosnovoborsk has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sosnovoborsk?
In Sosnovoborsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 27 June 1957, and the lowest was -47.0 °C on 22 January 1942.
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