Belgorod climate
Belgorod is warmest in July, with average highs of 26 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average -8.1 °C. July is the wettest month (64 mm) and February the driest (36 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Belgorod averages 570 mm of rain, 53 days above 25 °C and 133 days below freezing.
Russia · population 345,289 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 26 °C
- Coldest month February -8.1 °C
- Driest month February 36 mm
- Wettest month July 64 mm
- Least cloud August 44 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 38 °C
- Coldest on record December -34 °C
What to expectBelgorod through the year
Belgorod has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -2.0 °C in February to 26 °C in July, a swing of 27 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 53 days a year reach 25 °C, 12 of them reach 30 °C, 133 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in August.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 36 mm in February to 64 mm in July. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -3.1 °C | 41 mm | 88 % |
| February | -2.0 °C | 36 mm | 84 % |
| March | 4.0 °C | 44 mm | 72 % |
| April | 13.3 °C | 43 mm | 63 % |
| May | 19.9 °C | 58 mm | 55 % |
| June | 23.7 °C | 63 mm | 51 % |
| July | 25.8 °C | 64 mm | 47 % |
| August | 25.1 °C | 42 mm | 44 % |
| September | 18.9 °C | 47 mm | 56 % |
| October | 11.4 °C | 48 mm | 68 % |
| November | 3.3 °C | 40 mm | 82 % |
| December | -1.6 °C | 45 mm | 88 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -3.1 °C | -7.9 °C | -5.3 °C | 8.5 °C | -31.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| February | -2.0 °C | -8.1 °C | -4.8 °C | 11.9 °C | -30.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| March | 4.0 °C | -3.9 °C | 0.2 °C | 17.9 °C | -20.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| April | 13.3 °C | 3.2 °C | 8.5 °C | 26.4 °C | -10.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| May | 19.9 °C | 9.5 °C | 15.2 °C | 33.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 23.7 °C | 13.9 °C | 19.3 °C | 34.7 °C | 4.3 °C | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| July | 25.8 °C | 16.1 °C | 21.3 °C | 36.5 °C | 9.0 °C | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| August | 25.1 °C | 15.2 °C | 20.4 °C | 37.8 °C | 7.0 °C | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| September | 18.9 °C | 10.0 °C | 14.5 °C | 32.9 °C | -3.1 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 11.4 °C | 4.4 °C | 7.9 °C | 26.0 °C | -6.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| November | 3.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 1.0 °C | 16.9 °C | -25.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| December | -1.6 °C | -6.0 °C | -3.6 °C | 10.7 °C | -34.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41 mm | 9 | 8.5 h/day | 88 % | 87 % | 19 km/h |
| February | 36 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 84 % | 85 % | 20 km/h |
| March | 44 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 72 % | 78 % | 20 km/h |
| April | 43 mm | 9 | 14 h/day | 63 % | 69 % | 19 km/h |
| May | 58 mm | 10 | 15 h/day | 55 % | 65 % | 18 km/h |
| June | 63 mm | 10 | 16 h/day | 51 % | 65 % | 17 km/h |
| July | 64 mm | 10 | 16 h/day | 47 % | 66 % | 16 km/h |
| August | 42 mm | 7 | 15 h/day | 44 % | 62 % | 16 km/h |
| September | 47 mm | 8 | 13 h/day | 56 % | 68 % | 18 km/h |
| October | 48 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 68 % | 76 % | 18 km/h |
| November | 40 mm | 7 | 9.0 h/day | 82 % | 83 % | 18 km/h |
| December | 45 mm | 9 | 8.0 h/day | 88 % | 86 % | 19 km/h |
How Belgorod compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgorod | 26 °C | -8.1 °C | 570 mm | 53 |
| Kharkiv · Ukraine | 27 °C | -7.4 °C | 549 mm | 61 |
| Staryy Oskol · Russia | 26 °C | -8.8 °C | 554 mm | 53 |
| Kursk · Russia | 25 °C | -8.8 °C | 586 mm | 45 |
| Voronezh · Russia | 26 °C | -9.3 °C | 540 mm | 51 |
Where Belgorod ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Europe in August | 7thof 50 | 92/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Belgorod.
QuestionsCommon questions about Belgorod’s climate
When is the best time to visit Belgorod?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Belgorod get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 26 °C. About 12 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -8.1 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 133 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Belgorod?
July, averaging 64 mm over 10 days with rain. The driest month is February with 36 mm. The year as a whole averages 570 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Belgorod rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.