Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Safonovo Russia

In Safonovo, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy and the winters are long, freezing, snowy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 11°F to 73°F and is rarely below -9°F or above 83°F.

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

The warm season lasts for 3.6 months, from May 16 to September 5, with an average daily high temperature above 63°F. The hottest month of the year in Safonovo is July, with an average high of 73°F and low of 56°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.9 months, from November 16 to March 13, with an average daily high temperature below 33°F. The coldest month of the year in Safonovo is January, with an average low of 13°F and high of 23°F.

In Safonovo, 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 Safonovo begins around April 9 and lasts for 5.6 months, ending around September 28.

The clearest month of the year in Safonovo is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 55% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 28 and lasts for 6.4 months, ending around April 9.

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

The wetter season lasts 4.2 months, from May 8 to September 13, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Safonovo is June, with an average of 10.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.8 months, from September 13 to May 8. The month with the fewest wet days in Safonovo is March, with an average of 5.5 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 Safonovo changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 8.3 months, from March 15 to November 23. The month with the most days of rain alone in Safonovo is June, with an average of 10.6 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.7 months, from November 23 to March 15. The month with the most days of snow alone in Safonovo is January, with an average of 4.6 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. Safonovo experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.4 months, from March 17 to November 30, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Safonovo is June, with an average rainfall of 2.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from November 30 to March 17. The month with the least rain in Safonovo 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. Safonovo experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.1 months, from October 14 to April 18, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Safonovo is January, with an average snowfall of 7.8 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.9 months, from April 18 to October 14. The least snow falls around July 19, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Safonovo varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 8 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 17 hours, 25 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:06 AM on June 18, and the latest sunrise is 5 hours, 7 minutes later at 9:13 AM on December 29. The earliest sunset is at 4:17 PM on December 14, and the latest sunset is 5 hours, 14 minutes later at 9:31 PM on June 24.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Safonovo 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 Safonovo, 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 3% of 3% 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 Safonovo experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.9 months, from October 16 to April 12, with average wind speeds of more than 5.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Safonovo is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.1 months, from April 12 to October 16. The calmest month of the year in Safonovo is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.4 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the south for 3.3 months, from February 1 to May 11 and for 1.5 months, from October 29 to December 15, with a peak percentage of 41% on November 11. The wind is most often from the west for 5.6 months, from May 11 to October 29 and for 1.5 months, from December 15 to February 1, with a peak percentage of 39% on August 24.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Safonovo 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 Safonovo 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 Safonovo for hot-weather activities is from mid 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 Safonovo typically lasts for 5.2 months (159 days), from around April 29 to around October 5, rarely starting before April 12 or after May 19, and rarely ending before September 17 or after October 23.

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 Safonovo should appear around May 8, only rarely appearing before May 1 or after May 19.

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 1 to August 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Safonovo is June, with an average of 6.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.1 months, from October 17 to February 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Safonovo is December, with an average of 0.4 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Safonovo are 55.150 deg latitude, 33.217 deg longitude, and 768 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Safonovo contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 230 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 740 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (276 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (538 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Safonovo is covered by grassland (46%), trees (29%), and cropland (25%), within 10 miles by grassland (40%) and trees (35%), and within 50 miles by trees (62%) and grassland (21%).