Urzhum climate — normals and trends
Urzhum (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.0 °C and it receives 622 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Urzhum averages 179 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Urzhum 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 191 to 167 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 31 July 2010) and the coldest -47.5 °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
UrzhumKirov Oblast
- coords
- 57.11°, 50.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.0°C
Average daily high
6.7°C
Average daily low
-0.9°C
Annual rainfall
622mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
31.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
179 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
152.4 cm
Average feels-like high
3.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 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
37.7 °C
31 July 2010
Coldest day
-47.5 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
45 mm
31 May 1943
Windiest day
48.3 km/h
31 May 1953
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
2 January 1956
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
10 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-52.6 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
15.7 cm
4 November 2002
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 | -3.0 °C | +7.2 °C | 58 mm | +19 mm |
| Feb | -5.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 11 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 4.1 °C | +6.1 °C | 35 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 12.7 °C | +4.8 °C | 36 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 18.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 86 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 21.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 124 mm | +55 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 43 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 22.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 108 mm | +44 mm |
| Sep | 16.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 20 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 9.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 46 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 3.5 °C | +5.7 °C | 84 mm | +37 mm |
| Dec | -5.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 53 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Urzhum?
Urzhum has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.0 °C and it receives 622 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Urzhum?
The hottest day measured in Urzhum between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2010, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Urzhum?
The coldest day measured in Urzhum between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -47.5 °C.
Does it snow in Urzhum?
Yes. Urzhum gets on average 152.4 cm of snow per year and has around 179 frost days.
Has the climate of Urzhum warmed?
Yes: Urzhum warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Urzhum?
The wettest day measured in Urzhum between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1943, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Urzhum?
The windiest day measured in Urzhum between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1953, with winds reaching 48.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Urzhum?
The warmest month in Urzhum is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Urzhum?
Urzhum receives on average 622 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Urzhum?
Urzhum gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Urzhum?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Urzhum between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 2002, with 15.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Urzhum?
Yes: Urzhum has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Urzhum?
In Urzhum, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 10 July 1954, and the lowest was -52.6 °C on 31 December 1978.
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