Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Novosil’ Russia

In Novosil’, the summers are long, comfortable, and partly cloudy and the winters are long, freezing, snowy, windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 9°F to 74°F and is rarely below -11°F or above 84°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Novosil’ for warm-weather activities is from late June to mid August.

The warm season lasts for 3.9 months, from May 11 to September 8, with an average daily high temperature above 64°F. The hottest month of the year in Novosil’ is July, with an average high of 74°F and low of 56°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.9 months, from November 17 to March 14, with an average daily high temperature below 32°F. The coldest month of the year in Novosil’ is January, with an average low of 11°F and high of 22°F.

In Novosil’, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Novosil’ begins around April 21 and lasts for 5.3 months, ending around September 30.

The clearest month of the year in Novosil’ is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 62% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 30 and lasts for 6.7 months, ending around April 21.

The cloudiest month of the year in Novosil’ is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 78% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Novosil’ varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.2 months, from May 29 to September 4, with a greater than 25% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Novosil’ is June, with an average of 9.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.8 months, from September 4 to May 29. The month with the fewest wet days in Novosil’ is March, with an average of 5.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Novosil’ changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 8.1 months, from March 18 to November 19. The month with the most days of rain alone in Novosil’ is June, with an average of 9.4 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.9 months, from November 19 to March 18. The month with the most days of snow alone in Novosil’ is January, with an average of 4.0 days.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Novosil’ experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.6 months, from March 14 to December 1, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Novosil’ is July, with an average rainfall of 2.2 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from December 1 to March 14. The month with the least rain in Novosil’ is January, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Novosil’ experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 5.9 months, from October 18 to April 15, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Novosil’ is January, with an average snowfall of 7.9 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 6.1 months, from April 15 to October 18. The least snow falls around July 23, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Novosil’ varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 34 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 16 hours, 56 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:05 AM on June 17, and the latest sunrise is 4 hours, 40 minutes later at 8:45 AM on December 30. The earliest sunset is at 4:14 PM on December 13, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 47 minutes later at 9:01 PM on June 24.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Novosil’ during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Novosil’, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 5% of 5% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Novosil’ experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.8 months, from October 15 to April 8, with average wind speeds of more than 10.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Novosil’ is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.2 months, from April 8 to October 15. The calmest month of the year in Novosil’ is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.2 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Novosil’ varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 2.9 weeks, from February 13 to March 4 and for 1.3 months, from March 23 to May 2, with a peak percentage of 32% on February 17. The wind is most often from the west for 2.7 weeks, from March 4 to March 23; for 2.5 months, from May 2 to July 16; and for 6.6 months, from July 24 to February 13, with a peak percentage of 33% on June 23. The wind is most often from the north for 1.1 weeks, from July 16 to July 24, with a peak percentage of 30% on July 22.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Novosil’ throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Novosil’ for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Novosil’ for hot-weather activities is from early July to early August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Novosil’ typically lasts for 5.2 months (158 days), from around April 29 to around October 4, rarely starting before April 10 or after May 18, and rarely ending before September 15 or after October 22.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Novosil’ should appear around May 5, only rarely appearing before April 27 or after May 15.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 2 to August 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Novosil’ is June, with an average of 6.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from October 20 to February 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Novosil’ is December, with an average of 0.6 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Novosil’ are 52.974 deg latitude, 37.040 deg longitude, and 758 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Novosil’ contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 335 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 670 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (420 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (564 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Novosil’ is covered by cropland (59%), trees (30%), and grassland (11%), within 10 miles by cropland (65%) and trees (23%), and within 50 miles by cropland (68%) and trees (17%).