Balta climate — normals and trends
Balta (Ukraine) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 555 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 (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Balta averages 108 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Balta has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 128 to 88 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 16 July 2024) and the coldest -31.5 °C (on 11 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
BaltaOdesa
- coords
- 47.94°, 29.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
555mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
24.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
108 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
63.7 cm
Average feels-like high
10.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
38.1 °C
16 July 2024
Coldest day
-31.5 °C
11 January 1940
Wettest day
72 mm
8 July 1948
Windiest day
46.8 km/h
28 October 1969
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
28 October 1969
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
16 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-36.7 °C
11 January 1940
Snowiest day
27.8 cm
18 January 2018
Sunniest day
15.7 h
21 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 | 5.2 °C | +6.4 °C | 13 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 0.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 7 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +7.0 °C | 19 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 19 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | -1.9 °C | 91 mm | +34 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 18 mm | -57 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 37 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 16 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 23.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 55 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 86 mm | +50 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 36 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 3.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 25 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balta?
Balta has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 555 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balta?
The hottest day measured in Balta between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2024, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balta?
The coldest day measured in Balta between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1940, at -31.5 °C.
Does it snow in Balta?
Yes. Balta gets on average 63.7 cm of snow per year and has around 108 frost days.
Has the climate of Balta warmed?
Yes: Balta warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Balta?
The wettest day measured in Balta between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1948, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balta?
The windiest day measured in Balta between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1969, with winds reaching 46.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balta?
The warmest month in Balta is July (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Balta?
Balta receives on average 555 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balta?
Balta 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 Balta?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Balta between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2018, with 27.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Balta?
Yes: Balta has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balta?
In Balta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 16 July 2024, and the lowest was -36.7 °C on 11 January 1940.
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