Voronezh climate — normals and trends
Voronezh (Ukraine) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.7 °C and it receives 631 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 (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Voronezh averages 136 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Voronezh has warmed by +3.2 °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 156 to 116 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -38.2 °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
VoronezhSumy
- coords
- 51.78°, 33.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.7°C
Average daily high
10.5°C
Average daily low
2.9°C
Annual rainfall
631mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
19.5km/h
Seasonal range
26.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
136 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
99.7 cm
Average feels-like high
7.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-38.2 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
62 mm
18 July 1999
Windiest day
61.7 km/h
11 December 1967
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
11 December 1967
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
16 July 1951
Coldest feels-like
-43.8 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
23.6 cm
19 November 1999
Sunniest day
16.0 h
27 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.0 °C | +7.3 °C | 26 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | -2.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 11 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 9.9 °C | +7.6 °C | 50 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 15.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 53 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 43 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 21.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 89 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 26.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 78 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 23.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 64 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 20.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 22 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 10.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 85 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 7.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 46 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 0.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 43 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Voronezh?
Voronezh has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.7 °C and it receives 631 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Voronezh?
The hottest day measured in Voronezh between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Voronezh?
The coldest day measured in Voronezh between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -38.2 °C.
Does it snow in Voronezh?
Yes. Voronezh gets on average 99.7 cm of snow per year and has around 136 frost days.
Has the climate of Voronezh warmed?
Yes: Voronezh warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Voronezh?
The wettest day measured in Voronezh between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1999, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Voronezh?
The windiest day measured in Voronezh between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1967, with winds reaching 61.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Voronezh?
The warmest month in Voronezh is July (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Voronezh?
Voronezh receives on average 631 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Voronezh?
Voronezh gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Voronezh?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Voronezh between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1999, with 23.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Voronezh?
Yes: Voronezh has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Voronezh?
In Voronezh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 16 July 1951, and the lowest was -43.8 °C on 22 January 1942.
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