Sovetskiy climate — normals and trends
Sovetskiy (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.6 °C and it receives 692 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 (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-6.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sovetskiy averages 143 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Sovetskiy has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 160 to 126 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.3 °C (on 28 July 2010) and the coldest -34.2 °C (on 10 January 1987).
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
SovetskiyLeningradskaya Oblast'
- coords
- 60.54°, 28.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.6°C
Average daily high
6.9°C
Average daily low
2.3°C
Annual rainfall
692mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
22.6km/h
Seasonal range
23.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
143 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
139.2 cm
Average feels-like high
3.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.8 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
31.3 °C
28 July 2010
Coldest day
-34.2 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
42 mm
5 October 1943
Windiest day
57.2 km/h
14 December 1964
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
7 September 1977
Hottest feels-like
34.2 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-41.0 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
26 December 2009
Sunniest day
18.0 h
2 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 | 0.6 °C | +5.0 °C | 94 mm | +44 mm |
| Feb | -2.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 10 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 3.5 °C | +4.4 °C | 36 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 7.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 51 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 11.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 79 mm | +37 mm |
| Jun | 16.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 114 mm | +62 mm |
| Jul | 23.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 58 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 19.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 112 mm | +32 mm |
| Sep | 17.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 58 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 9.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 52 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 5.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 110 mm | +38 mm |
| Dec | 2.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 63 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sovetskiy?
Sovetskiy has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.6 °C and it receives 692 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sovetskiy?
The hottest day measured in Sovetskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, reaching 31.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sovetskiy?
The coldest day measured in Sovetskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -34.2 °C.
Does it snow in Sovetskiy?
Yes. Sovetskiy gets on average 139.2 cm of snow per year and has around 143 frost days.
Has the climate of Sovetskiy warmed?
Yes: Sovetskiy warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sovetskiy?
The wettest day measured in Sovetskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1943, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sovetskiy?
The windiest day measured in Sovetskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1964, with winds reaching 57.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sovetskiy?
The warmest month in Sovetskiy is July (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (-6.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Sovetskiy?
Sovetskiy receives on average 692 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sovetskiy?
Sovetskiy 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 Sovetskiy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sovetskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 2009, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sovetskiy?
Yes: Sovetskiy has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sovetskiy?
In Sovetskiy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.2 °C on 7 August 2010, and the lowest was -41.0 °C on 10 January 1987.
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