Gedzhukh climate — normals and trends
Gedzhukh (Russia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 646 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 (22.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Gedzhukh averages 48 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Gedzhukh has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 68 to 28 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 9 August 2017) and the coldest -16.4 °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
GedzhukhDagestan
- coords
- 42.13°, 48.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
9.3°C
Annual rainfall
646mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
21.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
48 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
66.1 cm
Average feels-like high
12.7 °C
Average feels-like low
7.6 °C
Average peak gust
25.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
39 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
32.6 °C
9 August 2017
Coldest day
-16.4 °C
12 January 1940
Wettest day
60 mm
3 June 2016
Windiest day
50.0 km/h
26 November 1959
Strongest gust
81.0 km/h
26 November 1959
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
31 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-22.0 °C
24 January 1972
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
5 February 2010
Sunniest day
14.1 h
3 July 1941
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 | 6.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 42 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 1.6 °C | -2.1 °C | 44 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 9.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 18 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 12.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 99 mm | +56 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 33 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 22.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 26 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 13 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 27 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 243 mm | +168 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 74 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 13.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 60 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 7.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 73 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gedzhukh?
Gedzhukh has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 646 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gedzhukh?
The hottest day measured in Gedzhukh between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2017, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gedzhukh?
The coldest day measured in Gedzhukh between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1940, at -16.4 °C.
Does it snow in Gedzhukh?
Yes. Gedzhukh gets on average 66.1 cm of snow per year and has around 48 frost days.
Has the climate of Gedzhukh warmed?
Yes: Gedzhukh warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gedzhukh?
The wettest day measured in Gedzhukh between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 2016, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gedzhukh?
The windiest day measured in Gedzhukh between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1959, with winds reaching 50.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gedzhukh?
The warmest month in Gedzhukh is July (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Gedzhukh?
Gedzhukh receives on average 646 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gedzhukh?
Gedzhukh 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 Gedzhukh?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gedzhukh between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2010, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gedzhukh?
Yes: Gedzhukh has on average 39 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gedzhukh?
In Gedzhukh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 31 July 2011, and the lowest was -22.0 °C on 24 January 1972.
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