The territory of the Bryansk region is part of the Central Federal District of the Russian Federation. It is located in the west of the East European Plain. As for the administrative center, this is Bryansk. In this article, we will provide you with information about all the seasonal phenomena and climate features of this region.
Location of Bryansk region (Russia)
The local climate is considered special, because the local forests are called the "lungs of Europe". Only in the Bryansk forest you can see ten species of European woodpeckers.
The territory of the region borders:
- In the northern part with the Smolensk region.
- In the eastern part - Oryol and Kaluga regions.
- In the south - with the regions of Ukraine (Chernihiv and Sumy).
- In the west - with the regions of Belarus.
The largest cities are Bryansk, Dyatkovo, Starodub, Klintsy, Navlya. If we talk about the length of the area, then from east to west it is 270 km, and from north to south 190 km. There are 125 rivers flowing here, the length of which is 9 km, and there are also 49 large lakes.
Climatic features of the area
The climate of the Bryansk region is temperate continental, that is, it is warm here in June, and cool with the advent of winter. The air mass that circulates in this region is dominated by the westerly wind. Such air flows are characterized by regular changes in air currents of different temperatures. This nature of the process leads to the fact that the weather is extremely unstable: thunderstorms are frequent in summer, and thaws are not uncommon in winter.
Some years in the history of the region are characterized by severe frosts in the cold season and dry summers. These processes are caused by a change in the regime of air mass flows due to the actions taking place on the surface of the Sun.
The average annual temperature is approximately +4.5 °С in the northern regions and +5.9 °С in the south.
Seasonal weather
The climate of the Bryansk region is cool in winter. The cold season begins in the first days of December. At this time, all reservoirs are covered with ice, and there is also a cover of snow on them. The cold season is characterized by relatively stable weather: the lowest temperature is observed in January, the average is -9 °C. In winter, the weather situation, as a rule, is constantly accompanied by snowfalls, the sun comes out very rarely. Often the snow cover stays up to 4 months, at the end of February it can reach 20-40 cm.
Due to the fact that the climate of the Bryansk region has such distinctive features, in spring the situation is extremely ambiguous. Such a season can start both early and late, be warm or,on the contrary, cold. As a rule, this season begins in mid-March, and at the end of the month the snow cover melts. Temperature indicators rise significantly by the second half of April, but frosts are not ruled out at the end of spring. At the end of the season, the average temperature remains 14-17 °C. This is considered the beginning of summer.
Summer weather in the Bryansk region lasts about 3-4 months. The warmest of the months is July, with an average temperature of 20-22 °C. Precipitation is extremely uneven: there may be no rain for several weeks, which certainly contributes to drought. In August, there is cloudy and rather hot weather.
The climate of the Bryansk region is such that autumn is the shortest of all seasons. It starts in September and lasts about two months. The weather is quite sunny and cloudless. At the beginning of October, heat may return again, called "Indian summer", the duration of which is 7-10 days. After that, there are frosts. The end of the season is characterized by prolonged rains and cloudiness. Autumn ends in the middle of the last month of the season, when the temperature drops below 0 °C.
The area is located in a zone of sufficient moisture. On average, about 60 cm of precipitation falls annually. The largest amount of precipitation occurs in July, and the smallest - in December, January, February.
Weather and climate of the administrative center
The climate of the city is the same as in the whole region. Cold season weatherunstable: there can be both severe frosts and prolonged thaws. The coolest months are the middle and end of winter, with an average daily temperature of -6 °C. Summer in the city is warm and quite humid, high temperatures are rare. The highest rates were recorded in July, but the average is 19-20 °C. The average rainfall is about 600-750 mm annually. The maximum is in early-mid summer, and the minimum is in winter.
