Zhukovo climate — normals and trends
Zhukovo (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.9 °C and it receives 659 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhukovo averages 157 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Zhukovo has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 173 to 141 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 6 August 2010) and the coldest -42.7 °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
ZhukovoKaluga Oblast
- coords
- 55.02°, 36.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.9°C
Average daily high
8.5°C
Average daily low
1.2°C
Annual rainfall
659mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
27.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
157 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
130.0 cm
Average feels-like high
5.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
37.6 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest day
-42.7 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
47 mm
24 July 1991
Windiest day
49.4 km/h
30 December 1968
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
11 January 1991
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-48.4 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
24.7 cm
16 October 1971
Sunniest day
17.0 h
17 June 2021
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 | 1.3 °C | +7.7 °C | 36 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | -2.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 6 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 7.6 °C | +7.3 °C | 43 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 12.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 58 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 17.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 42 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 20.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 127 mm | +54 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 127 mm | +40 mm |
| Aug | 20.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 85 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 17.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 14 mm | -46 mm |
| Oct | 9.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 93 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 5.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 61 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | -0.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 40 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhukovo?
Zhukovo has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.9 °C and it receives 659 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhukovo?
The hottest day measured in Zhukovo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2010, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhukovo?
The coldest day measured in Zhukovo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -42.7 °C.
Does it snow in Zhukovo?
Yes. Zhukovo gets on average 130.0 cm of snow per year and has around 157 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhukovo warmed?
Yes: Zhukovo warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhukovo?
The wettest day measured in Zhukovo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1991, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhukovo?
The windiest day measured in Zhukovo between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1968, with winds reaching 49.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhukovo?
The warmest month in Zhukovo is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhukovo?
Zhukovo receives on average 659 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhukovo?
Zhukovo 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 Zhukovo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhukovo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1971, with 24.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhukovo?
Yes: Zhukovo has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhukovo?
In Zhukovo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 6 August 2010, and the lowest was -48.4 °C on 17 January 1940.
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