Zhytkavichy climate — normals and trends
Zhytkavichy (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 642 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 (19.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhytkavichy averages 123 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Zhytkavichy has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 145 to 101 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 13 July 2024) and the coldest -37.0 °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
ZhytkavichyHomyel’ Voblasc’
- coords
- 52.22°, 27.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.3°C
Average daily high
11.0°C
Average daily low
3.6°C
Annual rainfall
642mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
24.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
123 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
83.3 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
0.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 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
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
37.7 °C
13 July 2024
Coldest day
-37.0 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
69 mm
17 July 1948
Windiest day
64.1 km/h
22 February 1953
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
22 February 1953
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
15 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-42.6 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
19.5 cm
15 March 2013
Sunniest day
16.0 h
6 June 1940
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 | 3.6 °C | +6.5 °C | 27 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | -0.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 12 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +7.0 °C | 44 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 15.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 51 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 16.0 °C | -2.6 °C | 146 mm | +81 mm |
| Jun | 21.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 88 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 160 mm | +72 mm |
| Aug | 23.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 31 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 21.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 31 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 10.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 75 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 7.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 49 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 2.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 42 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhytkavichy?
Zhytkavichy has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 642 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhytkavichy?
The hottest day measured in Zhytkavichy between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2024, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhytkavichy?
The coldest day measured in Zhytkavichy between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -37.0 °C.
Does it snow in Zhytkavichy?
Yes. Zhytkavichy gets on average 83.3 cm of snow per year and has around 123 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhytkavichy warmed?
Yes: Zhytkavichy warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhytkavichy?
The wettest day measured in Zhytkavichy between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1948, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhytkavichy?
The windiest day measured in Zhytkavichy between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1953, with winds reaching 64.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhytkavichy?
The warmest month in Zhytkavichy is July (19.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhytkavichy?
Zhytkavichy receives on average 642 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhytkavichy?
Zhytkavichy gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhytkavichy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhytkavichy between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 2013, with 19.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhytkavichy?
Yes: Zhytkavichy has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhytkavichy?
In Zhytkavichy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 15 July 2021, and the lowest was -42.6 °C on 10 January 1940.
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