Zhukovka climate — normals and trends
Zhukovka (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 667 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhukovka averages 146 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Zhukovka has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 164 to 128 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 6 August 2010) and the coldest -41.1 °C (on 17 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
ZhukovkaBryansk Oblast
- coords
- 53.53°, 33.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.7°C
Average daily high
9.3°C
Average daily low
2.0°C
Annual rainfall
667mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
26.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
146 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
116.1 cm
Average feels-like high
6.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
38.1 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest day
-41.1 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
53 mm
9 June 1984
Windiest day
52.0 km/h
30 December 1968
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
5 October 1997
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
16 July 1951
Coldest feels-like
-45.4 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
14 December 1981
Sunniest day
16.0 h
2 July 2022
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 | 2.2 °C | +7.3 °C | 42 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -2.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 10 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 8.3 °C | +7.0 °C | 57 mm | +18 mm |
| Apr | 13.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 57 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 39 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 20.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 135 mm | +57 mm |
| Jul | 25.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 119 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 21.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 76 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 18.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 15 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 9.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 78 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 5.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 55 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 0.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 53 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhukovka?
Zhukovka has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 667 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhukovka?
The hottest day measured in Zhukovka between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2010, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhukovka?
The coldest day measured in Zhukovka between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -41.1 °C.
Does it snow in Zhukovka?
Yes. Zhukovka gets on average 116.1 cm of snow per year and has around 146 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhukovka warmed?
Yes: Zhukovka warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhukovka?
The wettest day measured in Zhukovka between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1984, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhukovka?
The windiest day measured in Zhukovka between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1968, with winds reaching 52.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhukovka?
The warmest month in Zhukovka is July (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhukovka?
Zhukovka receives on average 667 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhukovka?
Zhukovka gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhukovka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhukovka between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1981, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhukovka?
Yes: Zhukovka has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhukovka?
In Zhukovka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 16 July 1951, and the lowest was -45.4 °C on 17 January 1940.
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