Zhigulevsk climate — normals and trends
Zhigulevsk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 525 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 (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Zhigulevsk averages 162 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 109 rainy days per year.
Zhigulevsk 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 175 to 149 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 30 July 2010) and the coldest -43.5 °C (on 22 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
ZhigulevskSamara Oblast
- coords
- 53.40°, 49.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.8°C
Average daily high
8.6°C
Average daily low
1.0°C
Annual rainfall
525mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
32.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
162 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
109 d/yr
Annual snowfall
122.6 cm
Average feels-like high
5.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
40.8 °C
30 July 2010
Coldest day
-43.5 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
47 mm
30 June 1987
Windiest day
54.8 km/h
20 October 1973
Strongest gust
116.6 km/h
20 October 1973
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
27 June 1957
Coldest feels-like
-48.8 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.6 cm
17 April 1980
Sunniest day
16.1 h
27 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2.0 °C | +7.1 °C | 48 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | -6.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 22 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 5.6 °C | +6.8 °C | 21 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +5.8 °C | 39 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 55 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 23.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 89 mm | +33 mm |
| Jul | 26.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 41 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 78 mm | +27 mm |
| Sep | 19.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 15 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 11.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 42 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 5.7 °C | +6.2 °C | 39 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | -2.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 38 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhigulevsk?
Zhigulevsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 525 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhigulevsk?
The hottest day measured in Zhigulevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2010, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhigulevsk?
The coldest day measured in Zhigulevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -43.5 °C.
Does it snow in Zhigulevsk?
Yes. Zhigulevsk gets on average 122.6 cm of snow per year and has around 162 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhigulevsk warmed?
Yes: Zhigulevsk warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhigulevsk?
The wettest day measured in Zhigulevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1987, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhigulevsk?
The windiest day measured in Zhigulevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1973, with winds reaching 54.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhigulevsk?
The warmest month in Zhigulevsk is July (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhigulevsk?
Zhigulevsk receives on average 525 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 109 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhigulevsk?
Zhigulevsk gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhigulevsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhigulevsk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1980, with 18.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhigulevsk?
Yes: Zhigulevsk has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhigulevsk?
In Zhigulevsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 27 June 1957, and the lowest was -48.8 °C on 22 January 1942.
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