Zhirnov climate — normals and trends
Zhirnov (Russia) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 479 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 (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Zhirnov averages 125 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.
Zhirnov 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 141 to 109 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 1 August 2010) and the coldest -37.0 °C (on 9 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
ZhirnovRostov Oblast
- coords
- 48.17°, 41.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
4.4°C
Annual rainfall
479mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
29.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
125 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
96 d/yr
Annual snowfall
72.5 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
1.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
40.3 °C
1 August 2010
Coldest day
-37.0 °C
9 January 1940
Wettest day
45 mm
19 June 1997
Windiest day
51.5 km/h
7 March 1954
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
24 September 2014
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
20 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-43.0 °C
9 January 1940
Snowiest day
17.0 cm
6 February 2020
Sunniest day
15.1 h
18 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 °C | +6.6 °C | 23 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | -2.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 34 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 11.3 °C | +7.2 °C | 28 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 34 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 36 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 57 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 31 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 8 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 10 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 14.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 44 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +5.3 °C | 14 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 1.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 27 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhirnov?
Zhirnov has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 479 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhirnov?
The hottest day measured in Zhirnov between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2010, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhirnov?
The coldest day measured in Zhirnov between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1940, at -37.0 °C.
Does it snow in Zhirnov?
Yes. Zhirnov gets on average 72.5 cm of snow per year and has around 125 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhirnov warmed?
Yes: Zhirnov warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhirnov?
The wettest day measured in Zhirnov between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1997, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhirnov?
The windiest day measured in Zhirnov between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1954, with winds reaching 51.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhirnov?
The warmest month in Zhirnov is July (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhirnov?
Zhirnov receives on average 479 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhirnov?
Zhirnov 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 Zhirnov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhirnov between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 2020, with 17.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhirnov?
Yes: Zhirnov has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhirnov?
In Zhirnov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 20 July 2021, and the lowest was -43.0 °C on 9 January 1940.
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