Varna climate — normals and trends
Varna (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.2 °C and it receives 415 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 (19.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Varna averages 182 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
Varna has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 191 to 173 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 18 July 2012) and the coldest -43.6 °C (on 18 December 2009).
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
VarnaChelyabinsk Oblast
- coords
- 53.38°, 60.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.2°C
Average daily high
7.9°C
Average daily low
-1.7°C
Annual rainfall
415mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
34.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
182 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
86.6 cm
Average feels-like high
4.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
38.5 °C
18 July 2012
Coldest day
-43.6 °C
18 December 2009
Wettest day
45 mm
15 July 2010
Windiest day
52.4 km/h
25 April 2014
Strongest gust
91.4 km/h
7 April 2020
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
10 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-48.7 °C
18 December 2009
Snowiest day
18.0 cm
16 October 1966
Sunniest day
16.0 h
6 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 | -4.7 °C | +6.6 °C | 20 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | -5.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 14 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 4.3 °C | +5.9 °C | 18 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +6.0 °C | 37 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 20.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 82 mm | +39 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 61 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 24.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 42 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 41 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 17.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 63 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 10.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 17 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 3.6 °C | +5.7 °C | 39 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | -6.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 32 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Varna?
Varna has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.2 °C and it receives 415 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Varna?
The hottest day measured in Varna between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2012, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Varna?
The coldest day measured in Varna between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2009, at -43.6 °C.
Does it snow in Varna?
Yes. Varna gets on average 86.6 cm of snow per year and has around 182 frost days.
Has the climate of Varna warmed?
Yes: Varna warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Varna?
The wettest day measured in Varna between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2010, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Varna?
The windiest day measured in Varna between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 2014, with winds reaching 52.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Varna?
The warmest month in Varna is July (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Varna?
Varna receives on average 415 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Varna?
Varna gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Varna?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Varna between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1966, with 18.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Varna?
Yes: Varna has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Varna?
In Varna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 10 July 2023, and the lowest was -48.7 °C on 18 December 2009.
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