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Birobidzhan, Russia climate

Dwb Monsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continental

Birobidzhan has a strongly seasonal subarctic climate (Monsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dwb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 27°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −30°C at night. Precipitation totals about 859 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 208 mm while January barely receives 6 mm.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 27°C in July.

About 3 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Bitterly cold

Lows near −30°C in January.

About 138 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 859 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in August

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.4 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Birobidzhan climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	−13	−8	1	10	19	23	27	25	20	10	−3	−13
Avg temp (°C)	−22	−17	−7	4	12	18	22	20	13	4	−9	−21
Avg low (°C)	−30	−26	−15	−2	5	12	16	14	6	−3	−16	−28
Precipitation (mm)	6	12	17	23	89	135	171	208	103	53	28	14

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	−13	−8	1	10	19	23
Avg temp (°C)	−22	−17	−7	4	12	18
Avg low (°C)	−30	−26	−15	−2	5	12
Precipitation (mm)	6	12	17	23	89	135

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	27	25	20	10	−3	−13
Avg temp (°C)	22	20	13	4	−9	−21
Avg low (°C)	16	14	6	−3	−16	−28
Precipitation (mm)	171	208	103	53	28	14

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	2	2	2	3	5	6	6	6	5	3	3	3
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	2	0.3	—	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	21	20	21	16	2	—	—	—	2	16	20	21

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	2	2	2	3	5	6
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	—	0.8
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	21	20	21	16	2	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	6	6	5	3	3	3
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	2	0.3	—	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	2	16	20	21

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	41	42	50	63	70	72	71	67	59	55	50	43
Relative humidity (%)	95	95	89	72	70	73	75	78	77	78	84	93
Wind speed (mph)	2.2	2.6	2.5	1.5	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.5	1.3	1.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	41	42	50	63	70	72
Relative humidity (%)	95	95	89	72	70	73
Wind speed (mph)	2.2	2.6	2.5	1.5	0.5	0.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	71	67	59	55	50	43
Relative humidity (%)	75	78	77	78	84	93
Wind speed (mph)	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.5	1.3	1.8

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Birobidzhan, a weather station, about 7 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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