Vetluzhskiy climate — normals and trends
Vetluzhskiy (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 655 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Vetluzhskiy averages 180 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Vetluzhskiy has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 189 to 171 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 7 August 2010) and the coldest -47.1 °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
VetluzhskiyKostroma Oblast
- coords
- 58.39°, 45.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.0°C
Average daily high
6.6°C
Average daily low
-0.9°C
Annual rainfall
655mm
Sunshine / day
6.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
30.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
180 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
155.8 cm
Average feels-like high
3.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
35.9 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest day
-47.1 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
72 mm
14 July 1954
Windiest day
42.4 km/h
14 March 1972
Strongest gust
91.4 km/h
14 March 1972
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-52.4 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
20.7 cm
17 October 1971
Sunniest day
18.0 h
18 June 1944
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 | -1.9 °C | +7.7 °C | 61 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | -4.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 19 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 4.5 °C | +5.2 °C | 33 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 9.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 54 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 77 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 20.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 95 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 42 mm | -41 mm |
| Aug | 20.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 149 mm | +77 mm |
| Sep | 16.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 18 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 8.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 46 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 2.7 °C | +4.7 °C | 70 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | -3.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 37 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vetluzhskiy?
Vetluzhskiy has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.0 °C and it receives 655 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vetluzhskiy?
The hottest day measured in Vetluzhskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2010, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vetluzhskiy?
The coldest day measured in Vetluzhskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -47.1 °C.
Does it snow in Vetluzhskiy?
Yes. Vetluzhskiy gets on average 155.8 cm of snow per year and has around 180 frost days.
Has the climate of Vetluzhskiy warmed?
Yes: Vetluzhskiy warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vetluzhskiy?
The wettest day measured in Vetluzhskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1954, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vetluzhskiy?
The windiest day measured in Vetluzhskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1972, with winds reaching 42.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vetluzhskiy?
The warmest month in Vetluzhskiy is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Vetluzhskiy?
Vetluzhskiy receives on average 655 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vetluzhskiy?
Vetluzhskiy gets on average 6.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,409 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vetluzhskiy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vetluzhskiy between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1971, with 20.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vetluzhskiy?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Vetluzhskiy.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vetluzhskiy?
In Vetluzhskiy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -52.4 °C on 31 December 1978.
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