Bodaybo climate — normals and trends
Bodaybo (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -5.7 °C and it receives 587 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-29.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bodaybo averages 246 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Bodaybo has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 15 July 1994) and the coldest -59.1 °C (on 18 January 1966).
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
BodayboIrkutsk Oblast
- coords
- 57.85°, 114.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-5.7°C
Average daily high
-0.8°C
Average daily low
-10.8°C
Annual rainfall
587mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
47.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
246 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
156.1 cm
Average feels-like high
-4.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-14.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
34.8 °C
15 July 1994
Coldest day
-59.1 °C
18 January 1966
Wettest day
54 mm
4 July 2013
Windiest day
28.9 km/h
21 March 1954
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
14 October 2004
Hottest feels-like
36.8 °C
26 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-63.9 °C
18 January 1966
Snowiest day
29.6 cm
29 May 2009
Sunniest day
17.0 h
29 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -20.9 °C | +5.3 °C | 31 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | -19.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 16 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | -6.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 34 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 3.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 41 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 11.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 82 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 19.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 91 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 21.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 83 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 21.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 41 mm | -50 mm |
| Sep | 12.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 124 mm | +48 mm |
| Oct | -1.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 22 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | -10.3 °C | +4.6 °C | 49 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | -26.6 °C | -2.1 °C | 18 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bodaybo?
Bodaybo has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -5.7 °C and it receives 587 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bodaybo?
The hottest day measured in Bodaybo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1994, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bodaybo?
The coldest day measured in Bodaybo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1966, at -59.1 °C.
Does it snow in Bodaybo?
Yes. Bodaybo gets on average 156.1 cm of snow per year and has around 246 frost days.
Has the climate of Bodaybo warmed?
Yes: Bodaybo warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bodaybo?
The wettest day measured in Bodaybo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2013, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bodaybo?
The windiest day measured in Bodaybo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 1954, with winds reaching 28.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bodaybo?
The warmest month in Bodaybo is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-29.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Bodaybo?
Bodaybo receives on average 587 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bodaybo?
Bodaybo gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bodaybo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bodaybo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 2009, with 29.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bodaybo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bodaybo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bodaybo?
In Bodaybo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 26 July 2024, and the lowest was -63.9 °C on 18 January 1966.
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