Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Ivanovo is
continental (according to the Köppen classification, humid continental climate with warm summers - Dfb), with very cold winters, during which the temperature is normally below freezing, and relatively warm summers.
Ivanovo (formerly Ivanovo-Voznesensk) is a city of 410,000 inhabitants, located in European Russia, at 54 degrees north latitude and 240 km (150 mi) northeast of Moscow.
Precipitation is not abundant, since it amounts to about 615 millimeters (24 inches) per year. As often happens in cold climates, the rainiest season is summer.
Winter, from November to March, is very cold: the average temperature in January is around -9 °C (16 °F). The sky is often cloudy, and light snow often falls.
The ground is usually covered in snow, although there may be periods when the temperature rises above freezing, usually only slightly, and rain, drizzle or rain mixed with snow can occur.
During
cold spells, the temperature drops to around -25 °C (-13 °F) or below almost every year, and can sometimes drop below -30 °C (-22 °F).
The record is -46 °C (-51 °F), set in January 1940.
On the other hand, in the exceptionally mild winter of 2020, the daily average from December to February was -1.8 °C (28.8 °F).
Summer, from June to August, is very mild or pleasantly warm, with an acceptable amount of sunshine, but also with fairly frequent rains and thunderstorms. The average in July is 19 °C (66 °F).
Sometimes there can be
hot periods in which the temperature exceeds 30 °C (86 °F). The records in July and August are around 37 °C (98.5 °F).
Ivanovo - Climate data
In Ivanovo, the
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -9.1 °C (15.6 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 18.8 °C (65.9 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Ivanovo - Average temperatures (2012-2024) |
Month | Min | Max | Mean |
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January | -11.3 | -6.8 | -9.1 |
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February | -9.4 | -3.7 | -6.5 |
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March | -6.9 | 2 | -2.4 |
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April | 0.6 | 11.1 | 5.8 |
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May | 6.6 | 18.8 | 12.7 |
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June | 10.5 | 22.4 | 16.5 |
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July | 13 | 24.7 | 18.8 |
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August | 11.8 | 23.7 | 17.7 |
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September | 7.1 | 16.6 | 11.8 |
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October | 2.2 | 8 | 5.1 |
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November | -2.5 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
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December | -7.9 | -4.2 | -6.1 |
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Year | 1.2 | 9.5 | 5.35 |
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Precipitation amounts to 635 millimeters (25 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 34 mm (1.3 in) in the driest month (March) to 79 mm (3.1 in) in the wettest one (June). Here is the average precipitation.
Ivanovo - Average precipitationMonth | Days |
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January | 46 | 12 |
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February | 35 | 9 |
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March | 34 | 8 |
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April | 38 | 7 |
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May | 50 | 9 |
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June | 79 | 10 |
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July | 70 | 10 |
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August | 64 | 10 |
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September | 52 | 9 |
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October | 65 | 11 |
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November | 51 | 11 |
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December | 49 | 11 |
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Year | 635 | 117 |
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There are on average around 1985
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average hours of sunshine per day.
Ivanovo - Sunshine hoursMonth | Average | Total |
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January | 1.5 | 45 |
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February | 3 | 85 |
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March | 5 | 150 |
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April | 7 | 205 |
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May | 9.5 | 300 |
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June | 11 | 325 |
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July | 10 | 315 |
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August | 8.5 | 255 |
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September | 5 | 155 |
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October | 2.5 | 85 |
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November | 1.5 | 40 |
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December | 1 | 25 |
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Year | 5.4 | 1985 |
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