Ardon climate — normals and trends
Ardon (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 945 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Ardon averages 103 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Ardon has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 121 to 85 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 30 July 2011) and the coldest -30.7 °C (on 10 February 1969).
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
ArdonNorth Ossetia–Alania
- coords
- 43.18°, 44.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
13.9°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
945mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
24.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
103 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
102.8 cm
Average feels-like high
13.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.3 °C
Average peak gust
22.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
37.4 °C
30 July 2011
Coldest day
-30.7 °C
10 February 1969
Wettest day
105 mm
23 July 1963
Windiest day
28.0 km/h
25 October 2003
Strongest gust
59.8 km/h
13 November 2015
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
30 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-35.8 °C
10 February 1969
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
12 October 1948
Sunniest day
14.3 h
6 July 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.8 °C | +5.9 °C | 22 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | -0.2 °C | -2.5 °C | 38 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 13.7 °C | +6.4 °C | 62 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 14.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 138 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 90 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 38 mm | -93 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +4.1 °C | 30 mm | -71 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 33 mm | -61 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 135 mm | +44 mm |
| Oct | 14.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 82 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 12.9 °C | +4.9 °C | 6 mm | -40 mm |
| Dec | 3.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 40 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ardon?
Ardon has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 945 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ardon?
The hottest day measured in Ardon between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2011, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ardon?
The coldest day measured in Ardon between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1969, at -30.7 °C.
Does it snow in Ardon?
Yes. Ardon gets on average 102.8 cm of snow per year and has around 103 frost days.
Has the climate of Ardon warmed?
Yes: Ardon warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ardon?
The wettest day measured in Ardon between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1963, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ardon?
The windiest day measured in Ardon between 1940 and 2025 was 25 October 2003, with winds reaching 28.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ardon?
The warmest month in Ardon is July (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Ardon?
Ardon receives on average 945 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ardon?
Ardon gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ardon?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ardon between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 1948, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ardon?
Yes: Ardon has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ardon?
In Ardon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 30 July 2011, and the lowest was -35.8 °C on 10 February 1969.
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