Balabanovo climate — normals and trends
Balabanovo (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.9 °C and it receives 665 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Balabanovo averages 158 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Balabanovo has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 173 to 143 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 6 August 2010) and the coldest -42.9 °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
BalabanovoKaluga Oblast
- coords
- 55.18°, 36.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.9°C
Average daily high
8.4°C
Average daily low
1.2°C
Annual rainfall
665mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
27.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
158 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
132.1 cm
Average feels-like high
5.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
37.8 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest day
-42.9 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
53 mm
19 July 1999
Windiest day
47.9 km/h
13 March 2020
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
30 November 1974
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-48.4 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
23.1 cm
16 October 1971
Sunniest day
17.0 h
21 June 2010
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 | 1.2 °C | +7.6 °C | 35 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | -2.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 5 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 7.6 °C | +7.1 °C | 37 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 12.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 57 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 17.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 46 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 20.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 127 mm | +51 mm |
| Jul | 25.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 132 mm | +45 mm |
| Aug | 20.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 88 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 13 mm | -47 mm |
| Oct | 9.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 89 mm | +32 mm |
| Nov | 4.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 69 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | -0.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 40 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balabanovo?
Balabanovo has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.9 °C and it receives 665 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balabanovo?
The hottest day measured in Balabanovo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2010, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balabanovo?
The coldest day measured in Balabanovo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -42.9 °C.
Does it snow in Balabanovo?
Yes. Balabanovo gets on average 132.1 cm of snow per year and has around 158 frost days.
Has the climate of Balabanovo warmed?
Yes: Balabanovo warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Balabanovo?
The wettest day measured in Balabanovo between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1999, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balabanovo?
The windiest day measured in Balabanovo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2020, with winds reaching 47.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balabanovo?
The warmest month in Balabanovo is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Balabanovo?
Balabanovo receives on average 665 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balabanovo?
Balabanovo 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 Balabanovo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Balabanovo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1971, with 23.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Balabanovo?
Yes: Balabanovo has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balabanovo?
In Balabanovo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 6 August 2010, and the lowest was -48.4 °C on 17 January 1940.
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