Zhukovsky climate — normals and trends
Zhukovsky (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 628 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhukovsky averages 155 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Zhukovsky has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 172 to 138 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 28 July 2010) and the coldest -42.5 °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
ZhukovskyMoscow Oblast
- coords
- 55.60°, 38.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.0°C
Average daily high
8.6°C
Average daily low
1.3°C
Annual rainfall
628mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
27.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
155 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
121.5 cm
Average feels-like high
5.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
37.9 °C
28 July 2010
Coldest day
-42.5 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
63 mm
22 May 1956
Windiest day
45.6 km/h
13 March 2020
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
21 November 2024
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-48.3 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
24.0 cm
16 October 1971
Sunniest day
17.0 h
4 July 2006
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 | 1.4 °C | +7.8 °C | 33 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -2.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 5 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 7.5 °C | +6.7 °C | 31 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 12.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 56 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 52 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 20.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 90 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 26.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 104 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 20.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 92 mm | +24 mm |
| Sep | 17.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 12 mm | -46 mm |
| Oct | 9.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 83 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 5.1 °C | +4.5 °C | 60 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | -0.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 40 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhukovsky?
Zhukovsky has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 628 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhukovsky?
The hottest day measured in Zhukovsky between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhukovsky?
The coldest day measured in Zhukovsky between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -42.5 °C.
Does it snow in Zhukovsky?
Yes. Zhukovsky gets on average 121.5 cm of snow per year and has around 155 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhukovsky warmed?
Yes: Zhukovsky warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhukovsky?
The wettest day measured in Zhukovsky between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1956, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhukovsky?
The windiest day measured in Zhukovsky between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2020, with winds reaching 45.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhukovsky?
The warmest month in Zhukovsky is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhukovsky?
Zhukovsky receives on average 628 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhukovsky?
Zhukovsky 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 Zhukovsky?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhukovsky between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1971, with 24.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhukovsky?
Yes: Zhukovsky has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhukovsky?
In Zhukovsky, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 6 August 2010, and the lowest was -48.3 °C on 17 January 1940.
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