Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Belaya Gora Russia

In Belaya Gora, the summers are cool and mostly cloudy and the winters are long, frigid, snowy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -39°F to 64°F and is rarely below -53°F or above 77°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Belaya Gora for warm-weather activities is for the entire month of July.

The warm season lasts for 3.5 months, from May 24 to September 9, with an average daily high temperature above 45°F. The hottest month of the year in Belaya Gora is July, with an average high of 63°F and low of 49°F.

The cold season lasts for 4.0 months, from November 10 to March 11, with an average daily high temperature below -10°F. The coldest month of the year in Belaya Gora is January, with an average low of -38°F and high of -29°F.

In Belaya Gora, 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 Belaya Gora begins around May 5 and lasts for 4.1 months, ending around September 9.

The clearest month of the year in Belaya Gora is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 45% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 9 and lasts for 7.9 months, ending around May 5.

The cloudiest month of the year in Belaya Gora is November, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 81% 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 Belaya Gora varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.1 months, from May 17 to September 19, with a greater than 14% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Belaya Gora is August, with an average of 7.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.9 months, from September 19 to May 17. The month with the fewest wet days in Belaya Gora is March, with an average of 0.5 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 Belaya Gora changes throughout the year.

Snow alone is the most common for 7.5 months, from September 26 to May 11. The month with the most days of snow alone in Belaya Gora is October, with an average of 1.8 days.

Rain alone is the most common for 4.5 months, from May 11 to September 26. The month with the most days of rain alone in Belaya Gora is August, with an average of 7.5 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. Belaya Gora experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 4.3 months, from May 14 to September 22, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Belaya Gora is July, with an average rainfall of 2.2 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 7.7 months, from September 22 to May 14. The month with the least rain in Belaya Gora is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 9.2 months, from September 2 to June 8, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Belaya Gora is October, with an average snowfall of 3.0 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from June 8 to September 2. The least snow falls around July 23, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Due to its extreme latitude, Belaya Gora experiences polar day (also known as the midnight Sun) during the summer and polar night during the winter. These are periods of time in which the sun is continuously above or below the horizon for more than one day. The precise start and end dates of polar day and night vary from year to year and depend on the precise location and elevation of the observer, and the local topography.

In the summer in Belaya Gora during 2024, the Sun is continuously above the horizon for 1.9 months, rising at 1:28 AM on May 23, and not setting again until 12:56 AM on July 21.

In the winter in Belaya Gora during 2024, the Sun is continuously below the horizon for 1.1 months, setting at 1:09 PM on December 4, and not rising again until 1:00 PM on January 9.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Belaya Gora 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 Belaya Gora, 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 2% of 2% 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 Belaya Gora experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from April 7 to September 8, with average wind speeds of more than 7.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Belaya Gora is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.0 months, from September 8 to April 7. The calmest month of the year in Belaya Gora is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.0 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the south for 4.1 weeks, from March 2 to March 31, with a peak percentage of 32% on March 3. The wind is most often from the east for 5.7 months, from March 31 to September 20, with a peak percentage of 48% on May 10. The wind is most often from the west for 5.4 months, from September 20 to March 2, with a peak percentage of 47% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Belaya Gora 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 Belaya Gora for general outdoor tourist activities is for the entire month of July, with a peak score in the second 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 Belaya Gora for hot-weather activities is for the entire month of July, with a peak score in the second 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 Belaya Gora typically lasts for 2.8 months (88 days), from around June 2 to around August 29, rarely starting before May 18 or after June 18, and rarely ending before August 9 or after September 15.

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 Belaya Gora should appear around June 19, only rarely appearing before June 10 or after July 1.

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 2.9 months, from May 1 to July 28, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Belaya Gora is June, with an average of 5.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from October 3 to March 3, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Belaya Gora is December, with an average of 0.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Belaya Gora are 68.538 deg latitude, 146.186 deg longitude, and 108 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Belaya Gora contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 285 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 122 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (518 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,201 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Belaya Gora is covered by water (32%), trees (28%), and bare soil (27%), within 10 miles by trees (31%) and bare soil (22%), and within 50 miles by trees (50%) and bare soil (19%).