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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Polovinnoye Russia

In Polovinnoye, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy and the winters are frigid, snowy, windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -7°F to 79°F and is rarely below -25°F or above 90°F.

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

Climate in Polovinnoye

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Polovinnoye weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.8 months, from May 17 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 65°F. The hottest month of the year in Polovinnoye is July, with an average high of 79°F and low of 58°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.6 months, from November 19 to March 6, with an average daily high temperature below 21°F. The coldest month of the year in Polovinnoye is January, with an average low of -7°F and high of 7°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Polovinnoye

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 7°F13°F27°F49°F64°F75°F79°F75°F62°F44°F24°F11°F
Temp. 1°F5°F19°F39°F54°F66°F69°F65°F52°F37°F18°F4°F
Low -7°F-3°F10°F29°F42°F53°F58°F53°F42°F29°F11°F-3°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Polovinnoye

Average Hourly Temperature in PolovinnoyeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfrigidfrigidcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmfreezingfreezingvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Nipawin, Canada (4,947 miles away) and Red Lake, Canada (5,040 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Polovinnoye (view comparison).

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In Polovinnoye, 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 Polovinnoye begins around April 5 and lasts for 5.9 months, ending around October 2.

The clearest month of the year in Polovinnoye is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 61% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 2 and lasts for 6.1 months, ending around April 5.

The cloudiest month of the year in Polovinnoye is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 80% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Polovinnoye

Cloud Cover Categories in PolovinnoyeclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 1062%Jul 1062%Jan 419%Jan 419%Apr 541%Apr 541%Oct 241%Oct 241%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 80%78%69%55%47%41%39%45%53%64%71%79%
Clearer 20%22%31%45%53%59%61%55%47%36%29%21%

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

The wetter season lasts 6.4 months, from April 23 to November 4, with a greater than 14% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Polovinnoye is July, with an average of 6.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.6 months, from November 4 to April 23. The month with the fewest wet days in Polovinnoye is February, with an average of 1.8 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 Polovinnoye changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 7.0 months, from March 31 to October 30. The month with the most days of rain alone in Polovinnoye is July, with an average of 6.9 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 5.0 months, from October 30 to March 31. The month with the most days of snow alone in Polovinnoye is December, with an average of 3.0 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Polovinnoye

Daily Chance of Precipitation in PolovinnoyesnowrainsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 1723%Jul 1723%Feb 106%Feb 106%Mar 3110%Mar 3110%Oct 3014%Oct 3014%NowNowsnowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.0d0.0d0.3d2.8d5.8d6.0d6.9d6.3d5.6d3.5d0.6d0.0d
Mixed 0.0d0.0d0.5d0.7d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.7d0.5d0.1d
Snow 2.6d1.8d1.8d0.5d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.9d2.8d3.0d
Any 2.6d1.8d2.6d4.0d5.9d6.0d6.9d6.3d5.7d5.1d3.9d3.0d

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. Polovinnoye experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.4 months, from April 12 to October 23, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Polovinnoye is July, with an average rainfall of 1.4 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.6 months, from October 23 to April 12. The month with the least rain in Polovinnoye is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Polovinnoye

Average Monthly Rainfall in PolovinnoyerainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 inJul 111.4 inJul 111.4 inJan 260.0 inJan 260.0 inApr 120.5 inApr 120.5 inOct 230.5 inOct 230.5 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.0″0.0″0.1″0.6″1.1″1.2″1.4″1.1″1.1″0.6″0.1″0.0″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.4 months, from October 6 to April 20, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Polovinnoye is November, with an average snowfall of 4.5 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.6 months, from April 20 to October 6. The least snow falls around July 23, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Polovinnoye

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 3.0″2.0″3.2″1.4″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″1.9″4.5″4.1″

The length of the day in Polovinnoye varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 13 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 17 hours, 20 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Polovinnoye

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in PolovinnoyeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 8 minMar 2012 hr, 8 minMar 2017 hr, 20 minJun 2117 hr, 20 minJun 2112 hr, 12 minSep 2212 hr, 12 minSep 227 hr, 13 minDec 217 hr, 13 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 7.9h9.7h11.9h14.2h16.2h17.2h16.7h14.9h12.7h10.5h8.4h7.3h

The earliest sunrise is at 3:57 AM on June 17, and the latest sunrise is 5 hours, 2 minutes later at 8:59 AM on December 29. The earliest sunset is at 4:08 PM on December 13, and the latest sunset is 5 hours, 9 minutes later at 9:17 PM on June 23.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Polovinnoye

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in PolovinnoyeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 173:57 AMJun 173:57 AM9:17 PMJun 239:17 PMJun 23Dec 134:08 PMDec 134:08 PM8:59 AMDec 298:59 AMDec 29daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Polovinnoye

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in PolovinnoyeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00001010101020202030304040500000101010102020203030304040501259NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Polovinnoye

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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 Polovinnoye, 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 1% of 1% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Polovinnoye

Humidity Comfort Levels in PolovinnoyeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 290%Feb 290%Jul 32%Jul 32%NowNowcomfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.3d0.5d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Polovinnoye experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.6 months, from October 2 to May 22, with average wind speeds of more than 10.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Polovinnoye is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.4 months, from May 22 to October 2. The calmest month of the year in Polovinnoye is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Polovinnoye

Average Wind Speed in PolovinnoyewindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mphJan 2612.5 mphJan 2612.5 mphJul 308.6 mphJul 308.6 mphOct 210.6 mphOct 210.6 mphMay 2210.6 mphMay 2210.6 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 12.412.412.311.910.89.68.99.210.211.111.812.3

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

The wind is most often from the west for 4.0 months, from February 13 to June 14 and for 4.0 months, from August 7 to December 8, with a peak percentage of 46% on October 11. The wind is most often from the north for 1.8 months, from June 14 to August 7, with a peak percentage of 41% on July 24. The wind is most often from the south for 2.2 months, from December 8 to February 13, with a peak percentage of 42% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Polovinnoye

Wind Direction in PolovinnoyeSWNWSJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Polovinnoye 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 Polovinnoye for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to mid August, with a peak score in the second week of July.

Tourism Score in Polovinnoye

Tourism Score in Polovinnoyebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.76.70.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Polovinnoye for hot-weather activities is from late June to early August, with a peak score in the second week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Polovinnoye

Beach/Pool Score in Polovinnoyebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.24.20.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Polovinnoye typically lasts for 4.3 months (134 days), from around May 13 to around September 24, rarely starting before April 25 or after June 1, and rarely ending before September 9 or after October 10.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Polovinnoye

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Polovinnoyegrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 1350%May 1350%Sep 2450%Sep 2450%Jun 190%Jun 190%Sep 990%Sep 990%Apr 2510%Apr 2510%Oct 1010%Oct 1010%0%Dec 20%Dec 2Jul 24100%Jul 24100%NowNowfrigidfreezingcoolcomfortablewarmcoldhotvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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 Polovinnoye should appear around May 8, only rarely appearing before April 28 or after May 18.

Growing Degree Days in Polovinnoye

Growing Degree Days in PolovinnoyeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°FMay 890°FMay 890°FJul 8900°FJul 8900°FSep 21,800°FSep 21,800°FDec 311,976°FDec 311,976°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 3.1 months, from May 5 to August 8, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Polovinnoye is June, with an average of 6.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from October 18 to February 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Polovinnoye is December, with an average of 0.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Polovinnoye

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in PolovinnoyebrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJun 206.6 kWhJun 206.6 kWhDec 230.5 kWhDec 230.5 kWhMay 55.4 kWhMay 55.4 kWhAug 85.4 kWhAug 85.4 kWhOct 181.7 kWhOct 181.7 kWhFeb 181.7 kWhFeb 181.7 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 0.81.63.14.65.86.56.25.03.41.90.90.6

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Polovinnoye are 54.791 deg latitude, 65.986 deg longitude, and 489 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Polovinnoye is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 52 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 481 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (85 feet). Within 50 miles is essentially flat (394 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Polovinnoye is covered by water (34%), cropland (32%), and grassland (27%), within 10 miles by cropland (55%) and grassland (35%), and within 50 miles by cropland (55%) and grassland (27%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Polovinnoye, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Polovinnoye is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Polovinnoye, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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