Baley climate — normals and trends
Baley (Russia) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -2.5 °C and it receives 454 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 (-25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Baley averages 226 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Baley has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 27 June 2010) and the coldest -46.5 °C (on 4 January 1951).
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
BaleyZabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray
- coords
- 51.58°, 116.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-2.5°C
Average daily high
3.3°C
Average daily low
-8.3°C
Annual rainfall
454mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
43.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
226 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
57.9 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-12.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · 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
36.9 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest day
-46.5 °C
4 January 1951
Wettest day
69 mm
16 July 1959
Windiest day
43.9 km/h
28 March 1971
Strongest gust
91.1 km/h
11 April 1988
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-51.5 °C
4 January 1951
Snowiest day
22.5 cm
1 May 1940
Sunniest day
16.0 h
15 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 | -16.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | -14.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | -3.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 9.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 30 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 16.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 16 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 22.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 46 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 90 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 20.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 108 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 96 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 2.1 °C | -2.4 °C | 20 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | -5.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 19 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | -18.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 9 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baley?
Baley has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -2.5 °C and it receives 454 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baley?
The hottest day measured in Baley between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2010, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baley?
The coldest day measured in Baley between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1951, at -46.5 °C.
Does it snow in Baley?
Yes. Baley gets on average 57.9 cm of snow per year and has around 226 frost days.
Has the climate of Baley warmed?
Yes: Baley warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baley?
The wettest day measured in Baley between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1959, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baley?
The windiest day measured in Baley between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1971, with winds reaching 43.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baley?
The warmest month in Baley is July (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-25.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Baley?
Baley receives on average 454 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baley?
Baley gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baley?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baley between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 1940, with 22.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baley?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Baley.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baley?
In Baley, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 27 June 2010, and the lowest was -51.5 °C on 4 January 1951.
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