Galich climate — normals and trends
Galich (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.1 °C and it receives 676 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Galich averages 177 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Galich has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 187 to 167 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -45.8 °C (on 31 December 1978).
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
GalichKostroma Oblast
- coords
- 58.38°, 42.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.1°C
Average daily high
6.6°C
Average daily low
-0.6°C
Annual rainfall
676mm
Sunshine / day
6.5h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
29.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
177 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
160.3 cm
Average feels-like high
3.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °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
35.6 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-45.8 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
63 mm
24 August 1998
Windiest day
44.1 km/h
13 November 1983
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
27 August 1986
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-50.8 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
15.2 cm
16 February 2016
Sunniest day
17.3 h
25 June 2024
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 | -1.3 °C | +7.8 °C | 55 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | -4.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 15 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 4.9 °C | +5.6 °C | 40 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 9.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 50 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 86 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 19.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 78 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 64 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 20.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 119 mm | +44 mm |
| Sep | 16.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 34 mm | -32 mm |
| Oct | 7.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 44 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 2.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 73 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | -2.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 43 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Galich?
Galich has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.1 °C and it receives 676 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Galich?
The hottest day measured in Galich between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Galich?
The coldest day measured in Galich between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -45.8 °C.
Does it snow in Galich?
Yes. Galich gets on average 160.3 cm of snow per year and has around 177 frost days.
Has the climate of Galich warmed?
Yes: Galich warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Galich?
The wettest day measured in Galich between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1998, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Galich?
The windiest day measured in Galich between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1983, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Galich?
The warmest month in Galich is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Galich?
Galich receives on average 676 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Galich?
Galich gets on average 6.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,373 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Galich?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Galich between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2016, with 15.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Galich?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Galich.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Galich?
In Galich, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 7 August 2010, and the lowest was -50.8 °C on 31 December 1978.
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