Climate
Blagoveschensk experiences a monsoon influenced humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb, though verging on Dwa as the July temperature is only a fraction below 22 °C (72 °F)) with very cold, dry winters and warm, wet summers. On August 1, 2011, it became the first Russian city ever to be hit by a tornado.
| Climate data for Blagoveshchensk | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
34.7 (94.5) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.7 (99.9) |
36.9 (98.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
3.6 (38.5) |
37.7 (99.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −16.6 (2.1) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−15 (5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −22.7 (−8.9) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−20.3 (−4.5) |
1.2 (34.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −27.4 (−17.3) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−13 (9) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
−2 (28) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−24.6 (−12.3) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44.5 (−48.1) |
−45.4 (−49.7) |
−35.7 (−32.3) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−24.8 (−12.6) |
−32.9 (−27.2) |
−41.2 (−42.2) |
−45.4 (−49.7) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.24) |
5 (0.2) |
10 (0.39) |
31 (1.22) |
42 (1.65) |
91 (3.58) |
131 (5.16) |
125 (4.92) |
73 (2.87) |
26 (1.02) |
14 (0.55) |
9 (0.35) |
563 (22.17) |
| % humidity | 73 | 68 | 62 | 55 | 55 | 69 | 76 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 67 | 74 | 67.5 |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 0.3 | 0 | 89 |
| Avg. snowy days | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 139.5 | 194.9 | 226.3 | 222.0 | 251.1 | 255.0 | 226.3 | 226.3 | 168.0 | 189.1 | 156.0 | 124.0 | 2,378.5 |
| Source #1: Погода и Климат | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Hong Kong Observatory (sunshine only) | |||||||||||||
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