Rahachow climate — normals and trends
Rahachow (Belarus) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.6 °C and it receives 647 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Rahachow averages 133 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Rahachow 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 154 to 112 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -39.8 °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
RahachowHomyel’ Voblasc’
- coords
- 53.09°, 30.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.6°C
Average daily high
10.3°C
Average daily low
2.8°C
Annual rainfall
647mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
25.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
133 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
95.5 cm
Average feels-like high
7.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 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
37.6 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-39.8 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
53 mm
26 July 2009
Windiest day
67.0 km/h
15 February 1962
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
5 October 1997
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
13 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-45.0 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
21.2 cm
20 November 2004
Sunniest day
16.0 h
29 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.0 °C | +6.9 °C | 37 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | -1.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 10 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 10.2 °C | +7.6 °C | 39 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 62 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 16.4 °C | -1.9 °C | 111 mm | +49 mm |
| Jun | 20.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 95 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 25.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 91 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 23.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 27 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 31 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 10.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 72 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 6.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 65 mm | +17 mm |
| Dec | 1.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 39 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rahachow?
Rahachow has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.6 °C and it receives 647 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rahachow?
The hottest day measured in Rahachow between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rahachow?
The coldest day measured in Rahachow between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -39.8 °C.
Does it snow in Rahachow?
Yes. Rahachow gets on average 95.5 cm of snow per year and has around 133 frost days.
Has the climate of Rahachow warmed?
Yes: Rahachow warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rahachow?
The wettest day measured in Rahachow between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2009, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rahachow?
The windiest day measured in Rahachow between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1962, with winds reaching 67.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rahachow?
The warmest month in Rahachow is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Rahachow?
Rahachow receives on average 647 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rahachow?
Rahachow 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 Rahachow?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rahachow between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 2004, with 21.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rahachow?
Yes: Rahachow has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rahachow?
In Rahachow, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 13 July 2024, and the lowest was -45.0 °C on 17 January 1940.
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