Baloži climate — normals and trends
Baloži (Latvia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.7 °C and it receives 711 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 (-3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Baloži averages 108 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Baloži 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 136 to 80 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.6 °C (on 4 August 2014) and the coldest -31.1 °C (on 1 February 1956).
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
BaložiĶekava
- coords
- 56.88°, 24.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.7°C
Average daily high
9.3°C
Average daily low
4.3°C
Annual rainfall
711mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
22.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
108 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
86.4 cm
Average feels-like high
6.1 °C
Average feels-like low
0.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
31.6 °C
4 August 2014
Coldest day
-31.1 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
105 mm
29 July 2024
Windiest day
59.4 km/h
17 January 1992
Strongest gust
110.2 km/h
2 November 1969
Hottest feels-like
34.7 °C
15 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-37.8 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.3 cm
24 December 2010
Sunniest day
17.0 h
8 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 | 3.7 °C | +5.5 °C | 96 mm | +52 mm |
| Feb | 0.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 22 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 7.2 °C | +5.0 °C | 22 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 10.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 42 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 12.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 85 mm | +32 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 119 mm | +50 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 121 mm | +41 mm |
| Aug | 19.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 123 mm | +36 mm |
| Sep | 19.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 66 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 10.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 88 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 5.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 52 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 4.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 51 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baloži?
Baloži has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.7 °C and it receives 711 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baloži?
The hottest day measured in Baloži between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2014, reaching 31.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baloži?
The coldest day measured in Baloži between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -31.1 °C.
Does it snow in Baloži?
Yes. Baloži gets on average 86.4 cm of snow per year and has around 108 frost days.
Has the climate of Baloži warmed?
Yes: Baloži warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baloži?
The wettest day measured in Baloži between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2024, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baloži?
The windiest day measured in Baloži between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1992, with winds reaching 59.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baloži?
The warmest month in Baloži is July (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Baloži?
Baloži receives on average 711 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baloži?
Baloži gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baloži?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baloži between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 2010, with 14.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baloži?
Yes: Baloži has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baloži?
In Baloži, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.7 °C on 15 July 2021, and the lowest was -37.8 °C on 24 January 1942.
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