Akhty climate — normals and trends
Akhty (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.6 °C and it receives 892 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (13.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Akhty averages 190 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Akhty has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 197 to 183 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.6 °C (on 7 August 1976) and the coldest -31.5 °C (on 3 February 1967).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AkhtyDagestan
- coords
- 41.46°, 47.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.6°C
Average daily high
7.2°C
Average daily low
-1.5°C
Annual rainfall
892mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
7.6km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
190 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
175.0 cm
Average feels-like high
5.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
27.6 °C
7 August 1976
Coldest day
-31.5 °C
3 February 1967
Wettest day
65 mm
29 July 2006
Windiest day
19.7 km/h
14 October 1946
Strongest gust
113.8 km/h
12 March 1968
Hottest feels-like
30.2 °C
3 August 2011
Coldest feels-like
-36.7 °C
3 February 1967
Snowiest day
41.2 cm
14 November 1948
Sunniest day
14.1 h
18 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.9 °C | +5.3 °C | 4 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | -4.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 26 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 5.0 °C | +4.9 °C | 46 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 7.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 138 mm | +57 mm |
| May | 14.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 118 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 15.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 92 mm | -56 mm |
| Jul | 19.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 105 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 58 mm | -52 mm |
| Sep | 13.3 °C | -1.4 °C | 167 mm | +82 mm |
| Oct | 11.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 37 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 9.5 °C | +6.6 °C | 1 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | -0.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 22 mm | -1 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Akhty?
Akhty has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.6 °C and it receives 892 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Akhty?
The hottest day measured in Akhty between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1976, reaching 27.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Akhty?
The coldest day measured in Akhty between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1967, at -31.5 °C.
Does it snow in Akhty?
Yes. Akhty gets on average 175.0 cm of snow per year and has around 190 frost days.
Has the climate of Akhty warmed?
Yes: Akhty warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Akhty?
The wettest day measured in Akhty between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2006, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Akhty?
The windiest day measured in Akhty between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1946, with winds reaching 19.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Akhty?
The warmest month in Akhty is July (13.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Akhty?
Akhty receives on average 892 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Akhty?
Akhty gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Akhty?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Akhty between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 1948, with 41.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Akhty?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Akhty.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Akhty?
In Akhty, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.2 °C on 3 August 2011, and the lowest was -36.7 °C on 3 February 1967.
Compare Akhty with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Akhty