Vyksa climate — normals and trends
Vyksa (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 617 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 (19.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Vyksa averages 157 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Vyksa has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 170 to 144 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -43.4 °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
VyksaNizhny Novgorod Oblast
- coords
- 55.32°, 42.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.0°C
Average daily high
8.7°C
Average daily low
1.2°C
Annual rainfall
617mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
29.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
157 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
128.7 cm
Average feels-like high
5.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
39.5 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-43.4 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
61 mm
9 July 2023
Windiest day
42.5 km/h
24 March 1971
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
14 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-48.5 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
15.7 cm
6 December 1980
Sunniest day
16.4 h
5 July 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.1 °C | +7.4 °C | 50 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | -3.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 18 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 7.6 °C | +7.1 °C | 34 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 13.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 37 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 52 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 21.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 84 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 50 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 22.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 119 mm | +55 mm |
| Sep | 18.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 15 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 10.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 58 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 5.3 °C | +5.3 °C | 67 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | -1.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 40 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vyksa?
Vyksa has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 617 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vyksa?
The hottest day measured in Vyksa between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vyksa?
The coldest day measured in Vyksa between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -43.4 °C.
Does it snow in Vyksa?
Yes. Vyksa gets on average 128.7 cm of snow per year and has around 157 frost days.
Has the climate of Vyksa warmed?
Yes: Vyksa warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vyksa?
The wettest day measured in Vyksa between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2023, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vyksa?
The windiest day measured in Vyksa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1971, with winds reaching 42.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vyksa?
The warmest month in Vyksa is July (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Vyksa?
Vyksa receives on average 617 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vyksa?
Vyksa 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 Vyksa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vyksa between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1980, with 15.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vyksa?
Yes: Vyksa has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vyksa?
In Vyksa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 2 August 2010, and the lowest was -48.5 °C on 31 December 1978.
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