Voronezh climate — normals and trends
Voronezh (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.6 °C and it receives 565 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 (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Voronezh averages 141 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.
Voronezh has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 159 to 123 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 2 August 2010) and the coldest -39.4 °C (on 23 January 1942).
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
VoronezhVoronezh Oblast
- coords
- 51.67°, 39.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.6°C
Average daily high
10.5°C
Average daily low
2.6°C
Annual rainfall
565mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
28.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
141 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
115 d/yr
Annual snowfall
107.4 cm
Average feels-like high
7.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
39.7 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest day
-39.4 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
55 mm
16 August 1980
Windiest day
53.1 km/h
25 May 1945
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
23 November 2008
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-44.4 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
15.9 cm
20 January 2006
Sunniest day
15.5 h
27 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.0 °C | +7.3 °C | 40 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | -4.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 22 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 9.2 °C | +7.8 °C | 45 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 16 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 52 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 22.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 89 mm | +32 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 68 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 62 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 20.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 7 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 11.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 86 mm | +39 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | +5.2 °C | 41 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | -0.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 40 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Voronezh?
Voronezh has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.6 °C and it receives 565 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Voronezh?
The hottest day measured in Voronezh between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2010, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Voronezh?
The coldest day measured in Voronezh between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -39.4 °C.
Does it snow in Voronezh?
Yes. Voronezh gets on average 107.4 cm of snow per year and has around 141 frost days.
Has the climate of Voronezh warmed?
Yes: Voronezh warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Voronezh?
The wettest day measured in Voronezh between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1980, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Voronezh?
The windiest day measured in Voronezh between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1945, with winds reaching 53.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Voronezh?
The warmest month in Voronezh is July (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Voronezh?
Voronezh receives on average 565 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Voronezh?
Voronezh gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Voronezh?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Voronezh between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 2006, with 15.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Voronezh?
Yes: Voronezh has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Voronezh?
In Voronezh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 8 August 2010, and the lowest was -44.4 °C on 22 January 1942.
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