Cherkessk climate — normals and trends
Cherkessk (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 832 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 (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Cherkessk averages 131 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Cherkessk has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 147 to 115 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 5 July 2024) and the coldest -32.4 °C (on 14 January 1950).
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
CherkesskKarachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic
- coords
- 44.22°, 42.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.3°C
Average daily high
13.6°C
Average daily low
3.6°C
Annual rainfall
832mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
24.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
131 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
100.8 cm
Average feels-like high
11.7 °C
Average feels-like low
1.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
38.3 °C
5 July 2024
Coldest day
-32.4 °C
14 January 1950
Wettest day
107 mm
20 June 2002
Windiest day
46.5 km/h
4 January 1969
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
6 February 2024
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
31 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-37.2 °C
14 January 1950
Snowiest day
19.1 cm
6 December 1973
Sunniest day
14.9 h
28 June 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.8 °C | +7.2 °C | 24 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | -0.7 °C | -2.7 °C | 46 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +7.0 °C | 41 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 14.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 108 mm | +28 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 119 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 79 mm | -43 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +5.4 °C | 29 mm | -62 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 26 mm | -54 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 82 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 15.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 106 mm | +44 mm |
| Nov | 15.2 °C | +7.0 °C | 6 mm | -45 mm |
| Dec | 4.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 51 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cherkessk?
Cherkessk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 832 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cherkessk?
The hottest day measured in Cherkessk between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2024, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cherkessk?
The coldest day measured in Cherkessk between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1950, at -32.4 °C.
Does it snow in Cherkessk?
Yes. Cherkessk gets on average 100.8 cm of snow per year and has around 131 frost days.
Has the climate of Cherkessk warmed?
Yes: Cherkessk warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cherkessk?
The wettest day measured in Cherkessk between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 2002, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cherkessk?
The windiest day measured in Cherkessk between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1969, with winds reaching 46.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cherkessk?
The warmest month in Cherkessk is July (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Cherkessk?
Cherkessk receives on average 832 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cherkessk?
Cherkessk gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cherkessk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cherkessk between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1973, with 19.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cherkessk?
Yes: Cherkessk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cherkessk?
In Cherkessk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 31 July 2000, and the lowest was -37.2 °C on 14 January 1950.
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