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 5.0 °C and it receives 632 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sovetsk averages 157 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Sovetsk has warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 173 to 141 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 4 August 2010) and the coldest -42.2 °C (on 17 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
SovetskTula Oblast
- coords
- 53.94°, 37.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.0°C
Average daily high
8.6°C
Average daily low
1.2°C
Annual rainfall
632mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
27.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
157 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
125.1 cm
Average feels-like high
5.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.4 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
38.9 °C
4 August 2010
Coldest day
-42.2 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
48 mm
4 July 2004
Windiest day
51.5 km/h
23 January 1956
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
30 November 1974
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-47.5 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
22.4 cm
2 October 1998
Sunniest day
16.6 h
25 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 | 1.2 °C | +7.7 °C | 32 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | -4.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 10 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 7.3 °C | +7.4 °C | 53 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 13.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 54 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 18.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 23 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 20.0 °C | -1.4 °C | 128 mm | +59 mm |
| Jul | 25.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 119 mm | +37 mm |
| Aug | 20.7 °C | -1.4 °C | 115 mm | +50 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 14 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 9.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 90 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 5.6 °C | +4.9 °C | 68 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | -1.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 42 mm | -4 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 5.0 °C and it receives 632 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 4 August 2010, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sovetsk?
The coldest day measured in Sovetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -42.2 °C.
Does it snow in Sovetsk?
Yes. Sovetsk gets on average 125.1 cm of snow per year and has around 157 frost days.
Has the climate of Sovetsk warmed?
Yes: Sovetsk warmed by +3.4 °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 4 July 2004, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sovetsk?
The windiest day measured in Sovetsk between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1956, with winds reaching 51.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sovetsk?
The warmest month in Sovetsk is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Sovetsk?
Sovetsk receives on average 632 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 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 2 October 1998, with 22.4 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 37.7 °C on 6 August 2010, and the lowest was -47.5 °C on 17 January 1940.
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