Volkhov climate — normals and trends
Volkhov (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 669 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 (-8.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Volkhov averages 155 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Volkhov 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 172 to 138 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 28 July 2010) and the coldest -43.3 °C (on 11 January 1987).
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
VolkhovLeningradskaya Oblast'
- coords
- 59.92°, 32.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.5°C
Average daily high
7.8°C
Average daily low
1.0°C
Annual rainfall
669mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
26.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
155 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
127.5 cm
Average feels-like high
4.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
36.5 °C
28 July 2010
Coldest day
-43.3 °C
11 January 1987
Wettest day
57 mm
17 June 2009
Windiest day
43.8 km/h
3 December 1986
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
7 August 2012
Hottest feels-like
37.1 °C
16 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-48.8 °C
11 January 1987
Snowiest day
22.1 cm
23 March 1971
Sunniest day
18.0 h
22 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.6 °C | +6.6 °C | 91 mm | +52 mm |
| Feb | -2.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 32 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 5.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 60 mm | +24 mm |
| Apr | 9.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 42 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 15.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 78 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 18.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 126 mm | +53 mm |
| Jul | 25.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 74 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 20.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 88 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 39 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 8.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 30 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 3.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 72 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | 1.2 °C | +4.5 °C | 65 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Volkhov?
Volkhov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 669 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Volkhov?
The hottest day measured in Volkhov between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Volkhov?
The coldest day measured in Volkhov between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1987, at -43.3 °C.
Does it snow in Volkhov?
Yes. Volkhov gets on average 127.5 cm of snow per year and has around 155 frost days.
Has the climate of Volkhov warmed?
Yes: Volkhov warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Volkhov?
The wettest day measured in Volkhov between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 2009, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Volkhov?
The windiest day measured in Volkhov between 1940 and 2025 was 3 December 1986, with winds reaching 43.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Volkhov?
The warmest month in Volkhov is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Volkhov?
Volkhov receives on average 669 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Volkhov?
Volkhov gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Volkhov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Volkhov between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1971, with 22.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Volkhov?
Yes: Volkhov has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Volkhov?
In Volkhov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 16 July 2010, and the lowest was -48.8 °C on 11 January 1987.
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