Vad climate — normals and trends
Vad (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 585 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 (19.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Vad averages 165 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Vad has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 177 to 153 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -45.5 °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
VadNizhny Novgorod Oblast
- coords
- 55.53°, 44.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.4°C
Average daily high
8.1°C
Average daily low
0.5°C
Annual rainfall
585mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
29.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
165 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
126.4 cm
Average feels-like high
4.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
38.0 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-45.5 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
55 mm
2 July 1984
Windiest day
45.1 km/h
24 August 1998
Strongest gust
90.7 km/h
6 May 1966
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
1 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-50.6 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
19 October 1973
Sunniest day
16.1 h
18 June 2025
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 | -0.8 °C | +7.2 °C | 46 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | -4.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 16 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 6.7 °C | +6.9 °C | 30 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 13.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 39 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 34 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 21.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 50 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 57 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 22.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 100 mm | +38 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 9 mm | -46 mm |
| Oct | 9.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 36 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 5.1 °C | +5.7 °C | 64 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | -2.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 36 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vad?
Vad has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 585 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vad?
The hottest day measured in Vad between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vad?
The coldest day measured in Vad between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -45.5 °C.
Does it snow in Vad?
Yes. Vad gets on average 126.4 cm of snow per year and has around 165 frost days.
Has the climate of Vad warmed?
Yes: Vad warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vad?
The wettest day measured in Vad between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1984, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vad?
The windiest day measured in Vad between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1998, with winds reaching 45.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vad?
The warmest month in Vad is July (19.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Vad?
Vad receives on average 585 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vad?
Vad 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 Vad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vad between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1973, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vad?
Yes: Vad has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vad?
In Vad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 1 August 2010, and the lowest was -50.6 °C on 31 December 1978.
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