Verkhov'ye climate — normals and trends
Verkhov'ye (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.6 °C and it receives 630 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 (19.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Verkhov'ye averages 152 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Verkhov'ye has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 169 to 135 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 3 August 2010) and the coldest -38.4 °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
Verkhov'yeOryol oblast
- coords
- 52.81°, 37.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.6°C
Average daily high
9.3°C
Average daily low
1.8°C
Annual rainfall
630mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
19.5km/h
Seasonal range
27.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
152 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
121.9 cm
Average feels-like high
6.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
38.4 °C
3 August 2010
Coldest day
-38.4 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
48 mm
6 July 1960
Windiest day
55.1 km/h
11 December 1967
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
23 November 2008
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
16 July 2016
Coldest feels-like
-43.8 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.0 cm
30 November 1960
Sunniest day
15.9 h
25 June 2010
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 | 1.6 °C | +7.5 °C | 30 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | -3.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 15 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 8.4 °C | +8.0 °C | 47 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 35 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 31 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 21.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 93 mm | +27 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 72 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 21.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 95 mm | +33 mm |
| Sep | 19.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 14 mm | -39 mm |
| Oct | 10.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 93 mm | +41 mm |
| Nov | 6.6 °C | +5.2 °C | 47 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | -1.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 44 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Verkhov'ye?
Verkhov'ye has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.6 °C and it receives 630 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Verkhov'ye?
The hottest day measured in Verkhov'ye between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2010, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Verkhov'ye?
The coldest day measured in Verkhov'ye between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -38.4 °C.
Does it snow in Verkhov'ye?
Yes. Verkhov'ye gets on average 121.9 cm of snow per year and has around 152 frost days.
Has the climate of Verkhov'ye warmed?
Yes: Verkhov'ye warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Verkhov'ye?
The wettest day measured in Verkhov'ye between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1960, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Verkhov'ye?
The windiest day measured in Verkhov'ye between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1967, with winds reaching 55.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Verkhov'ye?
The warmest month in Verkhov'ye is July (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Verkhov'ye?
Verkhov'ye receives on average 630 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Verkhov'ye?
Verkhov'ye 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 Verkhov'ye?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Verkhov'ye between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1960, with 18.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Verkhov'ye?
Yes: Verkhov'ye has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Verkhov'ye?
In Verkhov'ye, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 16 July 2016, and the lowest was -43.8 °C on 22 January 1942.
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