Bykhaw climate — normals and trends
Bykhaw (Belarus) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 661 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 (-6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bykhaw averages 137 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Bykhaw has warmed by +3.3 °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 158 to 116 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -40.5 °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
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- coords
- 53.52°, 30.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.2°C
Average daily high
9.9°C
Average daily low
2.5°C
Annual rainfall
661mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
20.3km/h
Seasonal range
25.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
137 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
104.7 cm
Average feels-like high
6.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
37.1 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-40.5 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
49 mm
23 July 1993
Windiest day
63.3 km/h
23 January 1956
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
5 October 1997
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
13 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-46.1 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
22.2 cm
20 November 2004
Sunniest day
16.0 h
29 May 1940
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 | 2.6 °C | +6.8 °C | 41 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | -1.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 10 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 9.7 °C | +7.6 °C | 36 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 13.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 59 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 16.1 °C | -1.8 °C | 114 mm | +50 mm |
| Jun | 20.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 90 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 84 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 20 mm | -51 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 29 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 10.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 59 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 5.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 74 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | 1.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 36 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bykhaw?
Bykhaw has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 661 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bykhaw?
The hottest day measured in Bykhaw between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bykhaw?
The coldest day measured in Bykhaw between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -40.5 °C.
Does it snow in Bykhaw?
Yes. Bykhaw gets on average 104.7 cm of snow per year and has around 137 frost days.
Has the climate of Bykhaw warmed?
Yes: Bykhaw warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bykhaw?
The wettest day measured in Bykhaw between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1993, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bykhaw?
The windiest day measured in Bykhaw between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1956, with winds reaching 63.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bykhaw?
The warmest month in Bykhaw is July (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Bykhaw?
Bykhaw receives on average 661 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bykhaw?
Bykhaw gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bykhaw?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bykhaw between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 2004, with 22.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bykhaw?
Yes: Bykhaw has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bykhaw?
In Bykhaw, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 13 July 2024, and the lowest was -46.1 °C on 17 January 1940.
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