Balashov climate — normals and trends
Balashov (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.1 °C and it receives 545 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Balashov averages 150 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Balashov 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 164 to 136 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 2 August 2010) 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
BalashovSaratov Oblast
- coords
- 51.55°, 43.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.1°C
Average daily high
10.2°C
Average daily low
2.1°C
Annual rainfall
545mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
30.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
150 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
114.1 cm
Average feels-like high
6.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
2 August 2010
Coldest day
-40.6 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
54 mm
30 September 1963
Windiest day
65.4 km/h
8 February 1958
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
8 February 1958
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-45.8 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.6 cm
19 April 1979
Sunniest day
16.0 h
26 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.3 °C | +6.9 °C | 44 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | -5.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 32 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 8.3 °C | +8.2 °C | 48 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 28 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 21.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 36 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 23.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 125 mm | +71 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 66 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 19 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 5 mm | -39 mm |
| Oct | 12.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 60 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 7.7 °C | +6.1 °C | 35 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | -1.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 39 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balashov?
Balashov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.1 °C and it receives 545 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balashov?
The hottest day measured in Balashov between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2010, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balashov?
The coldest day measured in Balashov between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -40.6 °C.
Does it snow in Balashov?
Yes. Balashov gets on average 114.1 cm of snow per year and has around 150 frost days.
Has the climate of Balashov warmed?
Yes: Balashov warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Balashov?
The wettest day measured in Balashov between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1963, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balashov?
The windiest day measured in Balashov between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1958, with winds reaching 65.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balashov?
The warmest month in Balashov is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Balashov?
Balashov receives on average 545 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balashov?
Balashov gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Balashov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Balashov between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1979, with 18.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Balashov?
Yes: Balashov has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balashov?
In Balashov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 2 August 2010, and the lowest was -45.8 °C on 22 January 1942.
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