Kalach climate — normals and trends
Kalach (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.0 °C and it receives 529 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kalach averages 142 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Kalach has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 157 to 127 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 27 July 1971) and the coldest -37.9 °C (on 22 January 1942).
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
KalachVoronezh Oblast
- coords
- 50.42°, 41.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.0°C
Average daily high
11.1°C
Average daily low
2.8°C
Annual rainfall
529mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
18.9km/h
Seasonal range
29.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
142 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
103.2 cm
Average feels-like high
7.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
40.3 °C
27 July 1971
Coldest day
-37.9 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
51 mm
14 September 1985
Windiest day
53.8 km/h
30 March 1942
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
14 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
27 July 1971
Coldest feels-like
-43.8 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
15.7 cm
28 December 2014
Sunniest day
15.4 h
29 June 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 | 1.8 °C | +7.0 °C | 32 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | -4.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 32 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 9.6 °C | +7.8 °C | 43 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 24 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 36 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 23.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 73 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 37 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 17 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 21.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 12.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 67 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 8.3 °C | +5.7 °C | 34 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | -0.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 38 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kalach?
Kalach has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.0 °C and it receives 529 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kalach?
The hottest day measured in Kalach between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1971, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kalach?
The coldest day measured in Kalach between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -37.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kalach?
Yes. Kalach gets on average 103.2 cm of snow per year and has around 142 frost days.
Has the climate of Kalach warmed?
Yes: Kalach warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kalach?
The wettest day measured in Kalach between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 1985, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kalach?
The windiest day measured in Kalach between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1942, with winds reaching 53.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kalach?
The warmest month in Kalach is July (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kalach?
Kalach receives on average 529 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kalach?
Kalach gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kalach?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kalach between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 2014, with 15.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kalach?
Yes: Kalach has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kalach?
In Kalach, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 27 July 1971, and the lowest was -43.8 °C on 22 January 1942.
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