Derbent climate — normals and trends
Derbent (Russia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 429 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Derbent averages 55 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Derbent has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 74 to 36 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 14 August 1948) and the coldest -18.0 °C (on 24 January 1972).
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
DerbentDagestan
- coords
- 42.07°, 48.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.9°C
Average daily high
15.1°C
Average daily low
8.7°C
Annual rainfall
429mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
55 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.0 cm
Average feels-like high
14.4 °C
Average feels-like low
7.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
31 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
37.0 °C
14 August 1948
Coldest day
-18.0 °C
24 January 1972
Wettest day
70 mm
7 September 2025
Windiest day
39.6 km/h
26 November 1959
Strongest gust
82.4 km/h
17 July 1977
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
31 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-23.1 °C
24 January 1972
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
5 February 2010
Sunniest day
14.1 h
3 July 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 18 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 2.5 °C | -1.5 °C | 30 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +4.7 °C | 14 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 14.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 84 mm | +51 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 26 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 13 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 6 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 9 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 21.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 220 mm | +167 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 42 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 13.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 18 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 7.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 36 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Derbent?
Derbent has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 429 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Derbent?
The hottest day measured in Derbent between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1948, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Derbent?
The coldest day measured in Derbent between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1972, at -18.0 °C.
Does it snow in Derbent?
Yes. Derbent gets on average 49.0 cm of snow per year and has around 55 frost days.
Has the climate of Derbent warmed?
Yes: Derbent warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Derbent?
The wettest day measured in Derbent between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2025, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Derbent?
The windiest day measured in Derbent between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1959, with winds reaching 39.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Derbent?
The warmest month in Derbent is July (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Derbent?
Derbent receives on average 429 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Derbent?
Derbent 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 Derbent?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Derbent between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2010, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Derbent?
Yes: Derbent has on average 31 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Derbent?
In Derbent, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 31 July 2011, and the lowest was -23.1 °C on 24 January 1972.
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