Vetluzhsky climate — normals and trends
Vetluzhsky (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 641 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Vetluzhsky averages 172 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Vetluzhsky 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 184 to 160 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 5 August 2010) and the coldest -47.6 °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
VetluzhskyNizhny Novgorod Oblast
- coords
- 57.17°, 45.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.7°C
Average daily high
7.3°C
Average daily low
-0.2°C
Annual rainfall
641mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
30.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
172 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
142.1 cm
Average feels-like high
4.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
36.7 °C
5 August 2010
Coldest day
-47.6 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
56 mm
30 June 2004
Windiest day
43.6 km/h
28 October 2019
Strongest gust
88.9 km/h
3 October 2015
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
4 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-52.6 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
27.1 cm
17 October 1971
Sunniest day
17.0 h
21 June 1950
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 | -1.3 °C | +7.6 °C | 50 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | -4.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 13 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 5.9 °C | +6.3 °C | 37 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 11.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 55 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 63 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 20.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 83 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 24.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 68 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 131 mm | +62 mm |
| Sep | 16.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 23 mm | -39 mm |
| Oct | 8.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 39 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 3.7 °C | +5.0 °C | 65 mm | +17 mm |
| Dec | -2.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 37 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vetluzhsky?
Vetluzhsky has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 641 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vetluzhsky?
The hottest day measured in Vetluzhsky between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2010, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vetluzhsky?
The coldest day measured in Vetluzhsky between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -47.6 °C.
Does it snow in Vetluzhsky?
Yes. Vetluzhsky gets on average 142.1 cm of snow per year and has around 172 frost days.
Has the climate of Vetluzhsky warmed?
Yes: Vetluzhsky warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vetluzhsky?
The wettest day measured in Vetluzhsky between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2004, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vetluzhsky?
The windiest day measured in Vetluzhsky between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2019, with winds reaching 43.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vetluzhsky?
The warmest month in Vetluzhsky is July (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Vetluzhsky?
Vetluzhsky receives on average 641 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vetluzhsky?
Vetluzhsky gets on average 6.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,482 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vetluzhsky?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vetluzhsky between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1971, with 27.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vetluzhsky?
Yes: Vetluzhsky has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vetluzhsky?
In Vetluzhsky, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 4 August 2010, and the lowest was -52.6 °C on 31 December 1978.
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