Vologda climate — normals and trends
Vologda (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.1 °C and it receives 651 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Vologda averages 177 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Vologda 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 188 to 166 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 22 August 1972) and the coldest -48.5 °C (on 16 January 1940).
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
VologdaVologda Oblast
- coords
- 59.22°, 39.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.1°C
Average daily high
6.7°C
Average daily low
-0.7°C
Annual rainfall
651mm
Sunshine / day
6.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
28.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
177 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
142.3 cm
Average feels-like high
3.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
35.1 °C
22 August 1972
Coldest day
-48.5 °C
16 January 1940
Wettest day
65 mm
16 August 2006
Windiest day
46.5 km/h
13 May 2000
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
25 May 1955
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-53.8 °C
16 January 1940
Snowiest day
14.9 cm
30 November 1983
Sunniest day
17.4 h
21 June 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.7 °C | +7.9 °C | 59 mm | +25 mm |
| Feb | -3.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 9 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 5.2 °C | +5.9 °C | 50 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 9.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 77 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 101 mm | +42 mm |
| Jun | 18.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 90 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 24.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 60 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 19.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 115 mm | +38 mm |
| Sep | 16.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 33 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 6.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 48 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 2.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 86 mm | +38 mm |
| Dec | -1.5 °C | +4.3 °C | 55 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vologda?
Vologda has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.1 °C and it receives 651 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vologda?
The hottest day measured in Vologda between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1972, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vologda?
The coldest day measured in Vologda between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1940, at -48.5 °C.
Does it snow in Vologda?
Yes. Vologda gets on average 142.3 cm of snow per year and has around 177 frost days.
Has the climate of Vologda warmed?
Yes: Vologda warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vologda?
The wettest day measured in Vologda between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2006, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vologda?
The windiest day measured in Vologda between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 2000, with winds reaching 46.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vologda?
The warmest month in Vologda is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Vologda?
Vologda receives on average 651 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vologda?
Vologda gets on average 6.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,373 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vologda?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vologda between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1983, with 14.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vologda?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Vologda.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vologda?
In Vologda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -53.8 °C on 16 January 1940.
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