Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Birakan features a humid continental climate (Dwb).Temperatures typically range between -22 °C (-7 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -39 °C (-38 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 858 mm (33.8 inches) and receives 97 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Birakan enjoys an average of 3149 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 17 minutes to 16 hours 6 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Birakan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 21 °C (60 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -22 to -18 °C (-7 - 1 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Birakan experiences 28 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 184 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -7°C (20°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 12°C (53°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Mean maximum | -9°C (16°F) | -3°C (28°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -6°C (22°F) |
Average high | -16°C (4°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 9°C (48°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -17°C (2°F) |
Daily mean | -22°C (-7°F) | -18°C (1°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -22°C (-7°F) |
Average low | -26°C (-15°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -13°C (10°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -26°C (-14°F) |
Mean minimum | -34°C (-29°F) | -32°C (-25°F) | -25°C (-12°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -24°C (-12°F) | -35°C (-32°F) |
Minimum | -37°C (-34°F) | -37°C (-35°F) | -30°C (-22°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 5°C (40°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -31°C (-24°F) | -39°C (-38°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Birakan, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russian Federation with other places around the world.
Birakan usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 16 rainy days and 168 mm (6.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Birakan are January, February and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 20 (0.8) | 36 (1.4) | 99 (3.9) | 146 (5.7) | 153 (6.0) | 205 (8.1) | 102 (4.0) | 38 (1.5) | 36 (1.4) | 10 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Birakan are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Birakan: January, November and December receive an average of 6 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 176 | 232 | 274 | 293 | 313 | 305 | 339 | 280 | 273 | 248 | 200 | 211 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 8h 43m | 10h 8m | 11h 54m | 13h 43m | 15h 17m | 16h 6m | 15h 41m | 14h 18m | 12h 33m | 10h 45m | 9h 8m | 8h 17m |
Birakan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 8 - 9, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Birakan UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |