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Smolensk, Russia climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Smolensk has a seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 75°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 17°F at night. Around 29 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (3.4 inches) and easing off in April (1.6 inches). At latitude 55°N, day length swings from 7.0 hours in midwinter to 17.0 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsSmolensk climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 26 | 27 | 37 | 53 | 65 | 71 | 75 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 35 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 21 | 22 | 31 | 44 | 55 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 31 | 24 |
| Avg low (°F) | 17 | 17 | 24 | 36 | 45 | 51 | 56 | 53 | 45 | 36 | 27 | 20 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 26 | 27 | 37 | 53 | 65 | 71 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 21 | 22 | 31 | 44 | 55 | 61 |
| Avg low (°F) | 17 | 17 | 24 | 36 | 45 | 51 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 75 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 35 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 65 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 31 | 24 |
| Avg low (°F) | 56 | 53 | 45 | 36 | 27 | 20 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 20 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 21 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 29 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 20 | 28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 20 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 29 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 21 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 0.4 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | 1 | 10 | 20 | 28 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 71 | 77 | 79 | 77 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 99 | 99 | 95 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 98 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 65 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 99 | 99 | 95 | 84 | 81 | 81 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 64 | 71 | 77 | 79 | 77 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 98 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Smolensk, a weather station, about 3 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.