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Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
Kaliningrad has a Baltic climate, i.e.
semi-continental (according to the Köppen classification, humid continental climate with warm summers - Dfb), with cold winters and very mild to pleasantly warm summers.
Kaliningrad, formerly Königsberg, is a city of 475,000 inhabitants located in an exclave belonging to Russia, in the former East Prussia, between Poland and Lithuania, at almost 55 degrees north latitude.
The
Baltic Sea is about 20 km (12 mi) from Kaliningrad, and there are two
lagoons around the city, the Vistula Lagoon in the south and the Curonian Lagoon in the north. The coastal section in this lagoon is protected in the Curonian Spit National Park.
Precipitation is moderate, amounting to about 815 millimeters (32 inches) per year, with a relative minimum from February to May and a maximum in July and August.
Winter, from December to February, is cold: the average temperature in January is about -1.5 °C (29 °F).
The sky is often cloudy, and light snow often falls. The ground is normally covered in snow, although there can be relatively periods, characterized by wind and rain, in which the snow tends to melt.
In the exceptionally mild winter of 2019-2020, the temperature remained almost always above freezing, and it almost never snowed.
During
cold waves, the temperature can drop to -15 °C (5 °F) or below, and once every few years below -20 °C (-4 °F). The record is -33.3 °C (-27.9 °F), set in February 1956. This was also the last time the temperature fell below -30 °C (-22 °F); previously, it had fallen to -30.1 °C (-22.2 °F) in January 1950. It then fell to -28.9 °C (-20 °F) in January 1979, to -27.7 °C (-17.9 °F) in January 1987 and to -27.4 °C (-17.3 °F) in January 2003. In the 2010s, it fell to its lowest point of -24.7 °C (-12.5 °F) in February 2012.
The coldest month was January 1987, with a daily average of -14.1 °C (6.6 °F).
Summer, from June to August, is very mild to pleasantly warm, with fairly frequent rain and thunderstorms. The average in July is 19 °C (66 °F).
There can sometimes be hot periods, usually of short duration, in which the temperature reaches or exceeds 30 °C (86 °F). The record is 36.5 °C (97.7 °F), set in August 1992.
Kaliningrad - Climate data
In Kaliningrad, the
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -1.4 °C (29.5 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 18.8 °C (65.8 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Kaliningrad - Average temperatures (1991-2018) |
| Month | Min | Max | Mean |
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| January | -3.6 | 0.9 | -1.4 |
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| February | -3.3 | 1.8 | -0.7 |
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| March | -0.9 | 6 | 2.5 |
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| April | 3.3 | 13 | 8.2 |
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| May | 7.5 | 18.4 | 13 |
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| June | 11.2 | 21.1 | 16.1 |
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| July | 14 | 23.6 | 18.8 |
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| August | 13.4 | 23.2 | 18.3 |
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| September | 9.4 | 18.3 | 13.8 |
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| October | 5 | 12 | 8.6 |
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| November | 1.6 | 6 | 3.8 |
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| December | -1.9 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
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| Year | 4.7 | 12.3 | 8.45 |
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amounts to 820 millimeters (32.3 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 40.3 mm (1.6 in) in the driest month (April) to 93.2 mm (3.7 in) in the wettest one (August). Here is the average precipitation.
Kaliningrad - Average precipitation| Month | Days |
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| January | 66 | 13 |
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| February | 53 | 11 |
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| March | 48 | 10 |
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| April | 40 | 8 |
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| May | 51 | 8 |
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| June | 69 | 10 |
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| July | 92 | 10 |
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| August | 93 | 11 |
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| September | 72 | 10 |
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| October | 85 | 12 |
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| November | 78 | 13 |
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| December | 71 | 13 |
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| Year | 820 | 129 |
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The
sea temperature ranges from 3 °C (37 °F) in February, March to 18.5 °C (65 °F) in August. Here are the average sea temperatures.
Kaliningrad - Sea temperature| Month |
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| January | 44 |
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| February | 3 |
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| March | 3 |
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| April | 4.5 |
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| May | 8.5 |
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| June | 13.5 |
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| July | 17 |
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| August | 18.5 |
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| September | 16.5 |
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| October | 12.5 |
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| November | 9"> |
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| December | 6 |
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| Year | 9.7 |
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There are on average around 1705
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average hours of sunshine per day.
Kaliningrad - Sunshine hours| Month | Average | Total |
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| January | 1 | 35 |
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| February | 2 | 60 |
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| March | 4 | 120 |
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| April | 5.5 | 170 |
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| May | 8 | 255 |
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| June | 9 | 265 |
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| July | 8.5 | 255 |
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| August | 7.5 | 230 |
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| September | 5.5 | 160 |
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| October | 3 | 95 |
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| November | 1.5 | 40 |
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| December | 1 | 25 |
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| Year | 4.7 | 1705 |
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Kaliningrad - Weather by month
Based on the period 1991-2018
January, the coldest month of the year, is generally a very cold month. The average temperature is of
-1.4 °C, with a minimum of
-3.6 °C and a maximum of
0.9 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around
-16 °C. However, it dropped to
-27.4 °C in January 2003.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around
7.5 °C. However, it reached
12.7 °C in January 2007.
Precipitation amounts to
66.4 mm, distributed over 13 days.
The day lasts on average 7 hours and 55 minutes. So the days are short.
There is an average of 1 hour of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 14% of the time.
The average humidity is 86%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of
13.9 kph.
The average sea temperature is of
4.2 °C. Therefore, the sea is very cold for swimming.
February is generally a very cold month. The average temperature is of -0.7 °C, with a minimum of -3.3 °C and a maximum of 1.8 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around -13.5 °C. However, it dropped to -25.4 °C in February 1996.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 8 °C. However, it reached 14.5 °C in February 2002.
Precipitation amounts to 53.1 mm, distributed over 11 days.
The day lasts on average 9 hours and 40 minutes.
There are on average 2 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 22% of the time.
The average humidity is 83%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of 13.3 kph.
The average sea temperature is of 2.9 °C. Therefore, the sea is very cold for swimming.
March is generally a cold month. The average temperature is of 2.5 °C, with a minimum of -0.9 °C and a maximum of 6 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around -8 °C. However, it dropped to -15 °C in March 2006.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 14.5 °C. However, it reached 21 °C in March 2010.
Precipitation amounts to 48.5 mm, distributed over 10 days.
The day lasts on average 11 hours and 55 minutes.
There are on average 4 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 32% of the time.
The average humidity is 77%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of 12.7 kph.
The average sea temperature is of 2.8 °C. Therefore, the sea is very cold for swimming.
April is generally a quite mild month. The average temperature is of 8.2 °C, with a minimum of 3.3 °C and a maximum of 13 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around -2.5 °C. However, it dropped to -5.8 °C in April 2013.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 23 °C. However, it reached 28.5 °C in April 2012.
Precipitation amounts to 40.3 mm, distributed over 8 days.
The day lasts on average 14 hours and 10 minutes.
There are on average 5.5 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 40% of the time.
The average humidity is 71%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of 11.8 kph.
The average sea temperature is of 4.3 °C. Therefore, the sea is very cold for swimming.
May is generally a mild month. The average temperature is of 13 °C, with a minimum of 7.5 °C and a maximum of 18.4 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 0.5 °C. However, it dropped to -2.9 °C in May 2017.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 27 °C. However, it reached 30.5 °C in May 2018.
Precipitation amounts to 50.8 mm, distributed over 8 days.
The day lasts on average 16 hours and 5 minutes. So the days are long.
There are on average 8 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 51% of the time.
The average humidity is 71%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of 11 kph.
The average sea temperature is of 8.4 °C. Therefore, the sea is very cold for swimming.
June is generally a very mild month. The average temperature is of 16.1 °C, with a minimum of 11.2 °C and a maximum of 21.1 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 5.5 °C. However, it dropped to 1.5 °C in June 1998.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 29 °C. However, it reached 33.5 °C in June 2013.
Precipitation amounts to 68.6 mm, distributed over 10 days.
The day lasts on average 17 hours and 10 minutes. So the days are very long. June 21, the summer solstice, is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
There are on average 9 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 51% of the time.
The average humidity is 72%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of 10.8 kph.
The average sea temperature is of 13.4 °C. Therefore, the sea is very cold for swimming.
July, the warmest month of the year, is generally a warm month. The average temperature is of 18.8 °C, with a minimum of 14 °C and a maximum of 23.6 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 9 °C. However, it dropped to 5.4 °C in July 1996.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 31 °C. However, it reached 36.3 °C in July 1994.
Precipitation amounts to 92.3 mm, distributed over 10 days.
The day lasts on average 16 hours and 35 minutes. So the days are long.
There are on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 50% of the time.
The average humidity is 75%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of 10.1 kph.
The average sea temperature is of 17.1 °C. Therefore, the sea is cold for swimming.
August is generally a warm month. The average temperature is of 18.3 °C, with a minimum of 13.4 °C and a maximum of 23.2 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 8 °C. However, it dropped to 5.6 °C in August 1993.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 30.5 °C. However, it reached 36.5 °C in August 1992.
Precipitation amounts to 93.2 mm, distributed over 11 days.
The day lasts on average 14 hours and 50 minutes. So the days are long.
There are on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 50% of the time.
The average humidity is 76%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of 9.3 kph.
The average sea temperature is of 18.6 °C. Therefore, the sea is very cool for swimming.
September is generally a mild month. The average temperature is of 13.8 °C, with a minimum of 9.4 °C and a maximum of 18.3 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around 3 °C. However, it dropped to -2 °C in September 1996.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 25 °C. However, it reached 33.8 °C in September 2015.
Precipitation amounts to 71.8 mm, distributed over 10 days.
The day lasts on average 12 hours and 40 minutes.
There are on average 5.5 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 42% of the time.
The average humidity is 79%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of 10.1 kph.
The average sea temperature is of 16.3 °C. Therefore, the sea is cold for swimming.
October is generally a mild month. The average temperature is of 8.6 °C, with a minimum of 5 °C and a maximum of 12 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around -2.5 °C. However, it dropped to -6.4 °C in October 1997.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 19 °C. However, it reached 23.1 °C in October 1995.
Precipitation amounts to 84.6 mm, distributed over 12 days.
The day lasts on average 10 hours and 30 minutes.
There are on average 3 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 29% of the time.
The average humidity is 83%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of 11.6 kph.
The average sea temperature is of 12.7 °C. Therefore, the sea is very cold for swimming.
November is generally a cold month. The average temperature is of 3.8 °C, with a minimum of 1.6 °C and a maximum of 6 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around -6 °C. However, it dropped to -18.7 °C in November 1998.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 12.5 °C. However, it reached 17.6 °C in November 1996.
Precipitation amounts to 77.6 mm, distributed over 13 days.
The day lasts on average 8 hours and 25 minutes.
There are on average 1.5 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 15% of the time.
The average humidity is 87%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of 12.9 kph.
The average sea temperature is of 9.1 °C. Therefore, the sea is very cold for swimming.
December is generally a cold month. The average temperature is of 0.2 °C, with a minimum of -1.9 °C and a maximum of 2.4 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around -11.5 °C. However, it dropped to -22.5 °C in December 1996.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around 8.5 °C. However, it reached 13.3 °C in December 2006.
Precipitation amounts to 70.7 mm, distributed over 13 days.
The day lasts on average 7 hours and 20 minutes. So the days are short. December 21, the winter solstice, is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
There is an average of 1 hour of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 11% of the time.
The average humidity is 88%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of 13.4 kph.
The average sea temperature is of 6 °C. Therefore, the sea is very cold for swimming.