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 3.2 °C and it receives 630 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sovetskiy averages 177 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Sovetskiy has warmed by +3.0 °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 189 to 165 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 1 August 2010) and the coldest -48.0 °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
SovetskiyMariy-El Republic
- coords
- 56.76°, 48.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.2°C
Average daily high
6.8°C
Average daily low
-0.6°C
Annual rainfall
630mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
31.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
177 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
152.3 cm
Average feels-like high
3.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
38.0 °C
1 August 2010
Coldest day
-48.0 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
45 mm
31 May 1943
Windiest day
49.9 km/h
20 October 1973
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
20 October 1973
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
5 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-53.2 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
20.3 cm
20 April 2017
Sunniest day
17.0 h
21 June 2020
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 | -2.6 °C | +7.3 °C | 57 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | -5.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 12 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 5.0 °C | +6.6 °C | 30 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 12.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 39 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 18.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 119 mm | +62 mm |
| Jun | 20.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 144 mm | +76 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 33 mm | -48 mm |
| Aug | 22.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 100 mm | +35 mm |
| Sep | 16.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 25 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 9.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 31 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 3.6 °C | +5.7 °C | 77 mm | +28 mm |
| Dec | -4.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 47 mm | +2 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 3.2 °C and it receives 630 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 1 August 2010, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sovetskiy?
The coldest day measured in Sovetskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -48.0 °C.
Does it snow in Sovetskiy?
Yes. Sovetskiy gets on average 152.3 cm of snow per year and has around 177 frost days.
Has the climate of Sovetskiy warmed?
Yes: Sovetskiy warmed by +3.0 °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 31 May 1943, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sovetskiy?
The windiest day measured in Sovetskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1973, with winds reaching 49.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sovetskiy?
The warmest month in Sovetskiy is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Sovetskiy?
Sovetskiy receives on average 630 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sovetskiy?
Sovetskiy 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 Sovetskiy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sovetskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 2017, with 20.3 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 38.3 °C on 5 August 2010, and the lowest was -53.2 °C on 31 December 1978.
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