Belidzhi climate — normals and trends
Belidzhi (Russia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 400 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 August (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Belidzhi averages 17 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Belidzhi has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 26 to 8 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.0 °C (on 18 August 1961) and the coldest -10.9 °C (on 24 January 1972).
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
BelidzhiDagestan
- coords
- 41.89°, 48.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.1°C
Average daily high
14.8°C
Average daily low
11.5°C
Annual rainfall
400mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
20.2km/h
Seasonal range
21.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
17 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
28.8 cm
Average feels-like high
13.9 °C
Average feels-like low
9.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
76 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
33.0 °C
18 August 1961
Coldest day
-10.9 °C
24 January 1972
Wettest day
62 mm
7 September 2025
Windiest day
63.2 km/h
26 November 1959
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
26 November 1959
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
30 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-18.4 °C
24 January 1972
Snowiest day
14.8 cm
5 February 2010
Sunniest day
14.1 h
23 June 1955
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 22 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 3.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 24 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 10.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 10 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 13.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 89 mm | +62 mm |
| May | 18.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 13 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 23.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 7 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 9 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 21.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 226 mm | +175 mm |
| Oct | 17.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 42 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 14.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 19 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 8.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 41 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Belidzhi?
Belidzhi has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 400 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Belidzhi?
The hottest day measured in Belidzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1961, reaching 33.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Belidzhi?
The coldest day measured in Belidzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1972, at -10.9 °C.
Does it snow in Belidzhi?
Yes. Belidzhi gets on average 28.8 cm of snow per year and has around 17 frost days.
Has the climate of Belidzhi warmed?
Yes: Belidzhi warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Belidzhi?
The wettest day measured in Belidzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2025, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Belidzhi?
The windiest day measured in Belidzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1959, with winds reaching 63.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Belidzhi?
The warmest month in Belidzhi is August (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Belidzhi?
Belidzhi receives on average 400 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Belidzhi?
Belidzhi gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Belidzhi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Belidzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2010, with 14.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Belidzhi?
Yes: Belidzhi has on average 76 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Belidzhi?
In Belidzhi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 30 July 2011, and the lowest was -18.4 °C on 24 January 1972.
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