Sovetsk climate — normals and trends
Sovetsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.8 °C and it receives 631 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sovetsk averages 181 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Sovetsk has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 193 to 169 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 31 July 2010) and the coldest -48.4 °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
SovetskKirov Oblast
- coords
- 57.59°, 48.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.8°C
Average daily high
6.4°C
Average daily low
-1.1°C
Annual rainfall
631mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
31.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
181 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
158.4 cm
Average feels-like high
2.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °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
36.8 °C
31 July 2010
Coldest day
-48.4 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
54 mm
26 July 1954
Windiest day
51.5 km/h
17 January 2024
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
3 October 2015
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
10 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-53.9 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
20.1 cm
20 April 2017
Sunniest day
17.0 h
3 July 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -3.0 °C | +7.3 °C | 52 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | -5.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 10 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 3.9 °C | +6.1 °C | 43 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 11.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 49 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 17.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 101 mm | +44 mm |
| Jun | 20.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 147 mm | +82 mm |
| Jul | 23.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 50 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 118 mm | +56 mm |
| Sep | 15.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 28 mm | -32 mm |
| Oct | 8.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 37 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 3.1 °C | +5.4 °C | 93 mm | +43 mm |
| Dec | -5.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 50 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sovetsk?
Sovetsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.8 °C and it receives 631 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sovetsk?
The hottest day measured in Sovetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2010, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sovetsk?
The coldest day measured in Sovetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -48.4 °C.
Does it snow in Sovetsk?
Yes. Sovetsk gets on average 158.4 cm of snow per year and has around 181 frost days.
Has the climate of Sovetsk warmed?
Yes: Sovetsk warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sovetsk?
The wettest day measured in Sovetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1954, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sovetsk?
The windiest day measured in Sovetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 2024, with winds reaching 51.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sovetsk?
The warmest month in Sovetsk is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Sovetsk?
Sovetsk receives on average 631 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sovetsk?
Sovetsk gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sovetsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sovetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 2017, with 20.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sovetsk?
Yes: Sovetsk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sovetsk?
In Sovetsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 10 July 1954, and the lowest was -53.9 °C on 31 December 1978.
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