Suzdal climate — normals and trends
Suzdal (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 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Suzdal averages 163 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Suzdal 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 176 to 150 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -44.3 °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
SuzdalVladimir Oblast
- coords
- 56.42°, 40.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.4°C
Average daily high
8.0°C
Average daily low
0.6°C
Annual rainfall
631mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
28.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
163 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
130.0 cm
Average feels-like high
4.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
37.6 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-44.3 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
65 mm
19 June 1945
Windiest day
43.2 km/h
24 September 1943
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
16 September 1986
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-49.4 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
19.3 cm
4 February 2018
Sunniest day
17.0 h
27 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 | 0.4 °C | +7.9 °C | 41 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | -2.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 7 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 7.1 °C | +7.0 °C | 28 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 12.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 66 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 74 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 20.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 89 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 26.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 54 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 21.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 78 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 15 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 8.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 70 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 4.5 °C | +4.8 °C | 62 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | -0.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 38 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Suzdal?
Suzdal has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 631 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Suzdal?
The hottest day measured in Suzdal between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Suzdal?
The coldest day measured in Suzdal between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -44.3 °C.
Does it snow in Suzdal?
Yes. Suzdal gets on average 130.0 cm of snow per year and has around 163 frost days.
Has the climate of Suzdal warmed?
Yes: Suzdal warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Suzdal?
The wettest day measured in Suzdal between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1945, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Suzdal?
The windiest day measured in Suzdal between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 1943, with winds reaching 43.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Suzdal?
The warmest month in Suzdal is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Suzdal?
Suzdal receives on average 631 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Suzdal?
Suzdal gets on average 6.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,482 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Suzdal?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Suzdal between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2018, with 19.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Suzdal?
Yes: Suzdal has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Suzdal?
In Suzdal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 7 August 2010, and the lowest was -49.4 °C on 31 December 1978.
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