Valozhyn climate — normals and trends
Valozhyn (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 687 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Valozhyn averages 135 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Valozhyn 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 155 to 115 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 3 August 2014) and the coldest -35.8 °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
ValozhynMinsk
- coords
- 54.09°, 26.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.2°C
Average daily high
9.7°C
Average daily low
2.6°C
Annual rainfall
687mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
23.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
135 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
100.8 cm
Average feels-like high
6.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.8 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
34.5 °C
3 August 2014
Coldest day
-35.8 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
58 mm
9 August 2005
Windiest day
56.1 km/h
18 January 1955
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
29 July 2024
Hottest feels-like
36.1 °C
16 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-41.0 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
14.6 cm
29 October 1956
Sunniest day
16.2 h
28 June 2024
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 | 2.7 °C | +6.3 °C | 41 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | -0.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 16 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 9.7 °C | +7.2 °C | 43 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 14.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 21 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 14.4 °C | -2.7 °C | 102 mm | +34 mm |
| Jun | 20.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 121 mm | +44 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 189 mm | +99 mm |
| Aug | 21.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 38 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 19.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 35 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 9.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 88 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 4.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 55 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 2.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 36 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Valozhyn?
Valozhyn has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 687 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Valozhyn?
The hottest day measured in Valozhyn between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2014, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Valozhyn?
The coldest day measured in Valozhyn between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -35.8 °C.
Does it snow in Valozhyn?
Yes. Valozhyn gets on average 100.8 cm of snow per year and has around 135 frost days.
Has the climate of Valozhyn warmed?
Yes: Valozhyn warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Valozhyn?
The wettest day measured in Valozhyn between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2005, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Valozhyn?
The windiest day measured in Valozhyn between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1955, with winds reaching 56.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Valozhyn?
The warmest month in Valozhyn is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Valozhyn?
Valozhyn receives on average 687 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Valozhyn?
Valozhyn gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Valozhyn?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Valozhyn between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1956, with 14.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Valozhyn?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Valozhyn.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Valozhyn?
In Valozhyn, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.1 °C on 16 July 2021, and the lowest was -41.0 °C on 17 January 1940.
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