Volodarsk climate — normals and trends
Volodarsk (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 611 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 (-10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Volodarsk averages 161 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Volodarsk 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 173 to 149 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -43.9 °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
VolodarskNizhny Novgorod Oblast
- coords
- 56.23°, 43.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.5°C
Average daily high
8.2°C
Average daily low
0.8°C
Annual rainfall
611mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
29.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
161 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
127.8 cm
Average feels-like high
5.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 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
37.8 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-43.9 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
48 mm
17 August 1948
Windiest day
41.5 km/h
24 October 1989
Strongest gust
90.7 km/h
16 September 1986
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-49.3 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
19.3 cm
16 October 1971
Sunniest day
16.5 h
29 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.4 °C | +7.4 °C | 51 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | -3.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 17 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 7.0 °C | +6.8 °C | 30 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 12.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 48 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 67 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 21.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 73 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 45 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 21.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 123 mm | +56 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 17 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 9.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 44 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 4.9 °C | +5.4 °C | 67 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | -1.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 34 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Volodarsk?
Volodarsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 611 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Volodarsk?
The hottest day measured in Volodarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Volodarsk?
The coldest day measured in Volodarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -43.9 °C.
Does it snow in Volodarsk?
Yes. Volodarsk gets on average 127.8 cm of snow per year and has around 161 frost days.
Has the climate of Volodarsk warmed?
Yes: Volodarsk warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Volodarsk?
The wettest day measured in Volodarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1948, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Volodarsk?
The windiest day measured in Volodarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 1989, with winds reaching 41.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Volodarsk?
The warmest month in Volodarsk is July (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Volodarsk?
Volodarsk receives on average 611 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Volodarsk?
Volodarsk gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Volodarsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Volodarsk between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1971, with 19.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Volodarsk?
Yes: Volodarsk has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Volodarsk?
In Volodarsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 6 August 2010, and the lowest was -49.3 °C on 31 December 1978.
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