Yel’sk climate — normals and trends
Yel’sk (Belarus) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.3 °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 (19.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Yel’sk averages 125 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Yel’sk has warmed by +3.1 °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 147 to 103 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 24 June 2021) and the coldest -37.8 °C (on 10 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
Yel’skHomyel’ Voblasc’
- coords
- 51.81°, 29.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.3°C
Average daily high
11.1°C
Average daily low
3.6°C
Annual rainfall
647mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
24.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
125 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
85.2 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
0.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
38.6 °C
24 June 2021
Coldest day
-37.8 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
74 mm
17 July 1948
Windiest day
61.1 km/h
22 February 1953
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
22 February 1953
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
14 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-43.4 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
19.4 cm
15 February 1962
Sunniest day
16.0 h
9 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 °C | +6.5 °C | 24 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | -0.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 8 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +7.5 °C | 37 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 42 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 16.9 °C | -2.1 °C | 128 mm | +65 mm |
| Jun | 22.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 80 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 104 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 61 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 21.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 50 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 11.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 72 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 7.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 40 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 2.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 42 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yel’sk?
Yel’sk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 647 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yel’sk?
The hottest day measured in Yel’sk between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 2021, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yel’sk?
The coldest day measured in Yel’sk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -37.8 °C.
Does it snow in Yel’sk?
Yes. Yel’sk gets on average 85.2 cm of snow per year and has around 125 frost days.
Has the climate of Yel’sk warmed?
Yes: Yel’sk warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yel’sk?
The wettest day measured in Yel’sk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1948, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yel’sk?
The windiest day measured in Yel’sk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1953, with winds reaching 61.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yel’sk?
The warmest month in Yel’sk is July (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Yel’sk?
Yel’sk receives on average 647 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yel’sk?
Yel’sk gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yel’sk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yel’sk between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1962, with 19.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yel’sk?
Yes: Yel’sk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yel’sk?
In Yel’sk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 14 July 2024, and the lowest was -43.4 °C on 10 January 1940.
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