Chyst’ climate — normals and trends
Chyst’ (Belarus) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 673 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chyst’ averages 138 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Chyst’ has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 158 to 118 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 11 August 1992) and the coldest -36.1 °C (on 16 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
Chyst’Minsk
- coords
- 54.27°, 27.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.0°C
Average daily high
9.4°C
Average daily low
2.4°C
Annual rainfall
673mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
21.2km/h
Seasonal range
23.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
138 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
100.6 cm
Average feels-like high
6.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
34.8 °C
11 August 1992
Coldest day
-36.1 °C
16 January 1940
Wettest day
66 mm
5 August 1950
Windiest day
67.4 km/h
18 January 1955
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
18 April 1967
Hottest feels-like
35.8 °C
16 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-42.0 °C
16 January 1940
Snowiest day
14.8 cm
25 March 2008
Sunniest day
16.2 h
29 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.4 °C | +6.3 °C | 38 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -1.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 15 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 9.5 °C | +7.6 °C | 42 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 13.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 21 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 14.1 °C | -2.8 °C | 120 mm | +51 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 127 mm | +49 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 170 mm | +82 mm |
| Aug | 21.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 45 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 30 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 9.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 83 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 4.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 53 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 2.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 34 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chyst’?
Chyst’ has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 673 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chyst’?
The hottest day measured in Chyst’ between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1992, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chyst’?
The coldest day measured in Chyst’ between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1940, at -36.1 °C.
Does it snow in Chyst’?
Yes. Chyst’ gets on average 100.6 cm of snow per year and has around 138 frost days.
Has the climate of Chyst’ warmed?
Yes: Chyst’ warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chyst’?
The wettest day measured in Chyst’ between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1950, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chyst’?
The windiest day measured in Chyst’ between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1955, with winds reaching 67.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chyst’?
The warmest month in Chyst’ is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Chyst’?
Chyst’ receives on average 673 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chyst’?
Chyst’ gets on average 6.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,482 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chyst’?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chyst’ between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2008, with 14.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chyst’?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Chyst’.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chyst’?
In Chyst’, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.8 °C on 16 July 2021, and the lowest was -42.0 °C on 16 January 1940.
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