Buzuluk climate — normals and trends
Buzuluk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 473 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Buzuluk averages 167 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 102 rainy days per year.
Buzuluk has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 179 to 155 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 14 July 2020) and the coldest -44.7 °C (on 12 January 1940).
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
BuzulukOrenburg Oblast
- coords
- 52.78°, 52.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.8°C
Average daily high
9.1°C
Average daily low
0.4°C
Annual rainfall
473mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
33.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
167 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
102 d/yr
Annual snowfall
116.3 cm
Average feels-like high
5.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
40.4 °C
14 July 2020
Coldest day
-44.7 °C
12 January 1940
Wettest day
48 mm
1 July 2004
Windiest day
63.7 km/h
8 February 1958
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
8 February 1958
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
26 July 1971
Coldest feels-like
-49.9 °C
12 January 1940
Snowiest day
22.2 cm
16 March 1988
Sunniest day
15.8 h
1 July 2009
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 | -2.4 °C | +7.0 °C | 39 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -6.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 20 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 5.7 °C | +7.2 °C | 37 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +6.0 °C | 36 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 37 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 24.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 114 mm | +66 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 24 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 40 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 20.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 27 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 12.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 87 mm | +40 mm |
| Nov | 5.7 °C | +6.0 °C | 30 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | -3.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 51 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Buzuluk?
Buzuluk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 473 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Buzuluk?
The hottest day measured in Buzuluk between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2020, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Buzuluk?
The coldest day measured in Buzuluk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1940, at -44.7 °C.
Does it snow in Buzuluk?
Yes. Buzuluk gets on average 116.3 cm of snow per year and has around 167 frost days.
Has the climate of Buzuluk warmed?
Yes: Buzuluk warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Buzuluk?
The wettest day measured in Buzuluk between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2004, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Buzuluk?
The windiest day measured in Buzuluk between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1958, with winds reaching 63.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Buzuluk?
The warmest month in Buzuluk is July (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Buzuluk?
Buzuluk receives on average 473 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Buzuluk?
Buzuluk gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Buzuluk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Buzuluk between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1988, with 22.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Buzuluk?
Yes: Buzuluk has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Buzuluk?
In Buzuluk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 26 July 1971, and the lowest was -49.9 °C on 12 January 1940.
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