Horki climate — normals and trends
Horki (Belarus) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 689 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 (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Horki averages 147 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Horki has warmed by +3.2 °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 164 to 130 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 6 August 2010) and the coldest -41.7 °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
- 54.29°, 30.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.5°C
Average daily high
9.1°C
Average daily low
1.9°C
Annual rainfall
689mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
25.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
147 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
121.6 cm
Average feels-like high
5.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
6 August 2010
Coldest day
-41.7 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
80 mm
27 July 2009
Windiest day
55.2 km/h
12 February 1962
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
23 November 1978
Hottest feels-like
36.8 °C
22 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-47.3 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
19.9 cm
1 October 1998
Sunniest day
16.0 h
28 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.9 °C | +6.8 °C | 58 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | -2.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 10 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 8.9 °C | +7.6 °C | 44 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 13.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 48 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 15.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 84 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 20.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 106 mm | +26 mm |
| Jul | 25.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 114 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 22.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 32 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 19.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 23 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 9.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 60 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 5.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 77 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | 1.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 41 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Horki?
Horki has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 689 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Horki?
The hottest day measured in Horki between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2010, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Horki?
The coldest day measured in Horki between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -41.7 °C.
Does it snow in Horki?
Yes. Horki gets on average 121.6 cm of snow per year and has around 147 frost days.
Has the climate of Horki warmed?
Yes: Horki warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Horki?
The wettest day measured in Horki between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2009, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Horki?
The windiest day measured in Horki between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1962, with winds reaching 55.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Horki?
The warmest month in Horki is July (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Horki?
Horki receives on average 689 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Horki?
Horki 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 Horki?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Horki between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1998, with 19.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Horki?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Horki.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Horki?
In Horki, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 22 July 2010, and the lowest was -47.3 °C on 17 January 1940.
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