Gelendzhik climate — normals and trends
Gelendzhik (Russia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 676 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 August (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Gelendzhik averages 34 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 109 rainy days per year.
Gelendzhik has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 44 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 6 August 2017) and the coldest -22.5 °C (on 10 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
GelendzhikKrasnodar Krai
- coords
- 44.58°, 38.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.8°C
Average daily high
15.0°C
Average daily low
10.6°C
Annual rainfall
676mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
22.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
34 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
109 d/yr
Annual snowfall
26.2 cm
Average feels-like high
13.5 °C
Average feels-like low
7.8 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
52 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
34.5 °C
6 August 2017
Coldest day
-22.5 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
65 mm
26 November 1955
Windiest day
66.8 km/h
16 December 1997
Strongest gust
119.9 km/h
16 December 1997
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
1 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-31.9 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
21.6 cm
12 March 1968
Sunniest day
15.0 h
1 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 42 mm | -40 mm |
| Feb | 2.6 °C | -3.0 °C | 26 mm | -38 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 24 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 12.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 43 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 44 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 66 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 11 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 6 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 22.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 71 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 95 mm | +40 mm |
| Nov | 16.1 °C | +4.5 °C | 5 mm | -71 mm |
| Dec | 8.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 92 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gelendzhik?
Gelendzhik has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 676 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gelendzhik?
The hottest day measured in Gelendzhik between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2017, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gelendzhik?
The coldest day measured in Gelendzhik between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -22.5 °C.
Does it snow in Gelendzhik?
Yes. Gelendzhik gets on average 26.2 cm of snow per year and has around 34 frost days.
Has the climate of Gelendzhik warmed?
Yes: Gelendzhik warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gelendzhik?
The wettest day measured in Gelendzhik between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1955, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gelendzhik?
The windiest day measured in Gelendzhik between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1997, with winds reaching 66.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gelendzhik?
The warmest month in Gelendzhik is August (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Gelendzhik?
Gelendzhik receives on average 676 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 109 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gelendzhik?
Gelendzhik gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gelendzhik?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gelendzhik between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1968, with 21.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gelendzhik?
Yes: Gelendzhik has on average 52 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gelendzhik?
In Gelendzhik, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 1 August 2010, and the lowest was -31.9 °C on 10 January 1940.
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