Belokurikha climate — normals and trends
Belokurikha (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.0 °C and it receives 722 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Belokurikha averages 194 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Belokurikha has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 202 to 186 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 15 July 1992) and the coldest -47.0 °C (on 7 January 2001).
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
BelokurikhaAltai Krai
- coords
- 52.00°, 85.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.0°C
Average daily high
7.4°C
Average daily low
-3.3°C
Annual rainfall
722mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
34.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
194 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
142.5 cm
Average feels-like high
4.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
38.7 °C
15 July 1992
Coldest day
-47.0 °C
7 January 2001
Wettest day
52 mm
4 August 2005
Windiest day
43.9 km/h
17 February 2004
Strongest gust
106.9 km/h
17 February 2004
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
15 July 1992
Coldest feels-like
-52.1 °C
7 January 2001
Snowiest day
20.9 cm
16 November 1957
Sunniest day
15.9 h
20 June 1949
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 | -4.9 °C | +5.8 °C | 45 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | -4.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 13 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 2.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 31 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +7.2 °C | 63 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 116 mm | +32 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 94 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 119 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 166 mm | +71 mm |
| Sep | 17.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 89 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 5.7 °C | -2.5 °C | 30 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 1.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 65 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | -6.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 59 mm | +24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Belokurikha?
Belokurikha has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.0 °C and it receives 722 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Belokurikha?
The hottest day measured in Belokurikha between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1992, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Belokurikha?
The coldest day measured in Belokurikha between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2001, at -47.0 °C.
Does it snow in Belokurikha?
Yes. Belokurikha gets on average 142.5 cm of snow per year and has around 194 frost days.
Has the climate of Belokurikha warmed?
Yes: Belokurikha warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Belokurikha?
The wettest day measured in Belokurikha between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2005, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Belokurikha?
The windiest day measured in Belokurikha between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2004, with winds reaching 43.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Belokurikha?
The warmest month in Belokurikha is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Belokurikha?
Belokurikha receives on average 722 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Belokurikha?
Belokurikha 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 Belokurikha?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Belokurikha between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1957, with 20.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Belokurikha?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Belokurikha.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Belokurikha?
In Belokurikha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 15 July 1992, and the lowest was -52.1 °C on 7 January 2001.
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