Tambov climate — normals and trends
Tambov (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 590 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 (20.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tambov averages 153 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Tambov has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 167 to 139 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 2 August 2010) and the coldest -39.3 °C (on 22 January 1942).
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
TambovTambov Oblast
- coords
- 52.74°, 41.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.7°C
Average daily high
9.6°C
Average daily low
1.7°C
Annual rainfall
590mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
29.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
153 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
122.0 cm
Average feels-like high
6.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
40.5 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest day
-39.3 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
50 mm
22 July 1953
Windiest day
48.2 km/h
19 October 1973
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
14 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
4 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-44.5 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
19.3 cm
19 April 2017
Sunniest day
16.0 h
19 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.8 °C | +7.3 °C | 53 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | -4.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 26 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 8.0 °C | +7.7 °C | 31 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +4.3 °C | 36 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 33 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 21.9 °C | -1.2 °C | 124 mm | +62 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 95 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 23.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 52 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 19.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 25 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 11.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 66 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 6.8 °C | +5.7 °C | 44 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | -1.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 38 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tambov?
Tambov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 590 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tambov?
The hottest day measured in Tambov between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2010, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tambov?
The coldest day measured in Tambov between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -39.3 °C.
Does it snow in Tambov?
Yes. Tambov gets on average 122.0 cm of snow per year and has around 153 frost days.
Has the climate of Tambov warmed?
Yes: Tambov warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tambov?
The wettest day measured in Tambov between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1953, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tambov?
The windiest day measured in Tambov between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1973, with winds reaching 48.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tambov?
The warmest month in Tambov is July (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Tambov?
Tambov receives on average 590 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tambov?
Tambov 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 Tambov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tambov between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2017, with 19.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tambov?
Yes: Tambov has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tambov?
In Tambov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 4 August 2010, and the lowest was -44.5 °C on 22 January 1942.
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