Belgorod climate — normals and trends
Belgorod (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 586 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Belgorod averages 134 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.
Belgorod has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 152 to 116 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -36.4 °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
BelgorodBelgorod Oblast
- coords
- 50.60°, 36.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.2°C
Average daily high
11.1°C
Average daily low
3.3°C
Annual rainfall
586mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
27.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
134 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
115 d/yr
Annual snowfall
101.2 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
38.8 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-36.4 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
61 mm
14 July 2020
Windiest day
50.9 km/h
3 March 1943
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
23 November 2008
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
12 August 1951
Coldest feels-like
-42.5 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
20.0 cm
18 January 1970
Sunniest day
15.3 h
27 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.6 °C | +6.8 °C | 25 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | -2.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 17 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 10.5 °C | +8.0 °C | 47 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 21 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 86 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 23.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 56 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 62 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 66 mm | +18 mm |
| Sep | 21.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 2 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 11.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 85 mm | +40 mm |
| Nov | 8.1 °C | +5.0 °C | 31 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 0.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 42 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Belgorod?
Belgorod has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 586 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Belgorod?
The hottest day measured in Belgorod between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Belgorod?
The coldest day measured in Belgorod between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -36.4 °C.
Does it snow in Belgorod?
Yes. Belgorod gets on average 101.2 cm of snow per year and has around 134 frost days.
Has the climate of Belgorod warmed?
Yes: Belgorod warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Belgorod?
The wettest day measured in Belgorod between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2020, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Belgorod?
The windiest day measured in Belgorod between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1943, with winds reaching 50.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Belgorod?
The warmest month in Belgorod is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Belgorod?
Belgorod receives on average 586 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Belgorod?
Belgorod 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 Belgorod?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Belgorod between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1970, with 20.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Belgorod?
Yes: Belgorod has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Belgorod?
In Belgorod, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 12 August 1951, and the lowest was -42.5 °C on 22 January 1942.
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