Balakovo climate — normals and trends
Balakovo (Russia) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.9 °C and it receives 457 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 (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Balakovo averages 154 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.
Balakovo has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 168 to 140 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 7 August 1940) and the coldest -40.6 °C (on 22 January 1942).
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
BalakovoSaratov Oblast
- coords
- 52.03°, 47.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.9°C
Average daily high
10.1°C
Average daily low
1.8°C
Annual rainfall
457mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
32.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
154 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
96 d/yr
Annual snowfall
108.0 cm
Average feels-like high
6.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
10 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
40.7 °C
7 August 1940
Coldest day
-40.6 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
48 mm
20 June 1997
Windiest day
65.5 km/h
8 February 1958
Strongest gust
109.4 km/h
8 February 1958
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
1 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-45.9 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
17 April 1980
Sunniest day
16.0 h
24 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 | -0.5 °C | +7.5 °C | 30 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | -5.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 22 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 7.6 °C | +8.1 °C | 30 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +5.4 °C | 31 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 55 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 79 mm | +36 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 41 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 39 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 21.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 4 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 12.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 45 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 7.1 °C | +6.2 °C | 38 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | -1.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 41 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balakovo?
Balakovo has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.9 °C and it receives 457 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balakovo?
The hottest day measured in Balakovo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1940, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balakovo?
The coldest day measured in Balakovo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -40.6 °C.
Does it snow in Balakovo?
Yes. Balakovo gets on average 108.0 cm of snow per year and has around 154 frost days.
Has the climate of Balakovo warmed?
Yes: Balakovo warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Balakovo?
The wettest day measured in Balakovo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1997, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balakovo?
The windiest day measured in Balakovo between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1958, with winds reaching 65.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balakovo?
The warmest month in Balakovo is July (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Balakovo?
Balakovo receives on average 457 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balakovo?
Balakovo gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Balakovo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Balakovo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1980, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Balakovo?
Yes: Balakovo has on average 10 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balakovo?
In Balakovo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 1 August 2010, and the lowest was -45.9 °C on 22 January 1942.
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