Ulyanovsk climate — normals and trends
Ulyanovsk (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 531 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ulyanovsk averages 159 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Ulyanovsk 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 174 to 144 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 1 August 2010) and the coldest -43.7 °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
UlyanovskUlyanovsk Oblast
- coords
- 54.33°, 48.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.6°C
Average daily high
8.0°C
Average daily low
1.4°C
Annual rainfall
531mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
31.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
159 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
112.1 cm
Average feels-like high
4.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
38.8 °C
1 August 2010
Coldest day
-43.7 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
74 mm
31 May 1943
Windiest day
56.8 km/h
8 February 1958
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
20 October 1973
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-49.1 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.0 cm
27 March 2024
Sunniest day
16.1 h
27 June 2023
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 | -1.5 °C | +7.4 °C | 43 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | -6.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 15 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 5.1 °C | +6.6 °C | 28 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +6.2 °C | 26 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 73 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 108 mm | +50 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 45 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 24.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 63 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 18.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 12 mm | -39 mm |
| Oct | 10.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 39 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 5.9 °C | +6.4 °C | 42 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | -2.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 37 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ulyanovsk?
Ulyanovsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.6 °C and it receives 531 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ulyanovsk?
The hottest day measured in Ulyanovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2010, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ulyanovsk?
The coldest day measured in Ulyanovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -43.7 °C.
Does it snow in Ulyanovsk?
Yes. Ulyanovsk gets on average 112.1 cm of snow per year and has around 159 frost days.
Has the climate of Ulyanovsk warmed?
Yes: Ulyanovsk warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ulyanovsk?
The wettest day measured in Ulyanovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1943, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ulyanovsk?
The windiest day measured in Ulyanovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1958, with winds reaching 56.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ulyanovsk?
The warmest month in Ulyanovsk is July (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Ulyanovsk?
Ulyanovsk receives on average 531 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ulyanovsk?
Ulyanovsk gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ulyanovsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ulyanovsk between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 2024, with 18.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ulyanovsk?
Yes: Ulyanovsk has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ulyanovsk?
In Ulyanovsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 2 August 2010, and the lowest was -49.1 °C on 22 January 1942.
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