Buynaksk climate — normals and trends
Buynaksk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 641 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Buynaksk averages 118 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Buynaksk has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 136 to 100 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 31 July 2011) and the coldest -29.8 °C (on 12 January 1940).
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
BuynakskDagestan
- coords
- 42.82°, 47.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
641mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
23.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
118 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
83.4 cm
Average feels-like high
12.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
35.4 °C
31 July 2011
Coldest day
-29.8 °C
12 January 1940
Wettest day
61 mm
3 September 1963
Windiest day
28.6 km/h
5 November 2024
Strongest gust
83.2 km/h
12 November 2015
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
31 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-34.6 °C
12 January 1940
Snowiest day
18.0 cm
20 February 1992
Sunniest day
14.1 h
19 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 °C | +4.8 °C | 22 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | -0.2 °C | -2.5 °C | 38 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 12.7 °C | +6.1 °C | 25 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 14.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 85 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 48 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 22.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 62 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 19 mm | -52 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 65 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 18.7 °C | -1.5 °C | 204 mm | +124 mm |
| Oct | 15.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 41 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 12.8 °C | +4.6 °C | 3 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 4.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 45 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Buynaksk?
Buynaksk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 641 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Buynaksk?
The hottest day measured in Buynaksk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2011, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Buynaksk?
The coldest day measured in Buynaksk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1940, at -29.8 °C.
Does it snow in Buynaksk?
Yes. Buynaksk gets on average 83.4 cm of snow per year and has around 118 frost days.
Has the climate of Buynaksk warmed?
Yes: Buynaksk warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Buynaksk?
The wettest day measured in Buynaksk between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1963, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Buynaksk?
The windiest day measured in Buynaksk between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 2024, with winds reaching 28.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Buynaksk?
The warmest month in Buynaksk is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Buynaksk?
Buynaksk receives on average 641 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Buynaksk?
Buynaksk gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Buynaksk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Buynaksk between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1992, with 18.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Buynaksk?
Yes: Buynaksk has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Buynaksk?
In Buynaksk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 31 July 2011, and the lowest was -34.6 °C on 12 January 1940.
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