Volgorechensk climate — normals and trends
Volgorechensk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 649 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Volgorechensk averages 169 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Volgorechensk 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 181 to 157 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -45.1 °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
VolgorechenskKostroma Oblast
- coords
- 57.44°, 41.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.8°C
Average daily high
7.3°C
Average daily low
0.1°C
Annual rainfall
649mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
29.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
169 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
144.0 cm
Average feels-like high
4.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
35.4 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-45.1 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
55 mm
19 June 1945
Windiest day
44.8 km/h
24 October 1989
Strongest gust
90.7 km/h
13 November 1983
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-50.3 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
6 April 1995
Sunniest day
17.1 h
22 June 1999
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 | -0.5 °C | +7.8 °C | 44 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | -3.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 10 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 6.0 °C | +6.6 °C | 36 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 10.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 49 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 17.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 97 mm | +37 mm |
| Jun | 20.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 70 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 25.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 53 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 20.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 109 mm | +40 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 20 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 8.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 55 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 3.8 °C | +4.7 °C | 57 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | -1.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 47 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Volgorechensk?
Volgorechensk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 649 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Volgorechensk?
The hottest day measured in Volgorechensk between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Volgorechensk?
The coldest day measured in Volgorechensk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -45.1 °C.
Does it snow in Volgorechensk?
Yes. Volgorechensk gets on average 144.0 cm of snow per year and has around 169 frost days.
Has the climate of Volgorechensk warmed?
Yes: Volgorechensk warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Volgorechensk?
The wettest day measured in Volgorechensk between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1945, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Volgorechensk?
The windiest day measured in Volgorechensk between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 1989, with winds reaching 44.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Volgorechensk?
The warmest month in Volgorechensk is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Volgorechensk?
Volgorechensk receives on average 649 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Volgorechensk?
Volgorechensk 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 Volgorechensk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Volgorechensk between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1995, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Volgorechensk?
Yes: Volgorechensk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Volgorechensk?
In Volgorechensk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 7 August 2010, and the lowest was -50.3 °C on 31 December 1978.
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