Kizlyar climate — normals and trends
Kizlyar (Russia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 374 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kizlyar averages 65 frost days, 62 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
Kizlyar 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 78 to 52 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.3 °C (on 7 August 2006) and the coldest -29.0 °C (on 19 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
KizlyarDagestan
- coords
- 43.85°, 46.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.9°C
Average daily high
17.4°C
Average daily low
8.8°C
Annual rainfall
374mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
20.1km/h
Seasonal range
26.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
65 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
62 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
29.9 cm
Average feels-like high
15.2 °C
Average feels-like low
6.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
51 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 = 0.33 · 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
42.3 °C
7 August 2006
Coldest day
-29.0 °C
19 January 1972
Wettest day
66 mm
11 July 2016
Windiest day
57.0 km/h
7 February 1978
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
7 February 1978
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
12 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-34.7 °C
11 January 1940
Snowiest day
15.9 cm
25 November 1992
Sunniest day
14.2 h
23 June 1948
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 15 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 1.2 °C | -3.2 °C | 20 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 13.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 27 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 18.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 62 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 24.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 18 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 50 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 34.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 14 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 33.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 14 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 120 mm | +82 mm |
| Oct | 18.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 20 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 14.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 6.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 23 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kizlyar?
Kizlyar has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 374 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kizlyar?
The hottest day measured in Kizlyar between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2006, reaching 42.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kizlyar?
The coldest day measured in Kizlyar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1972, at -29.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kizlyar?
Yes. Kizlyar gets on average 29.9 cm of snow per year and has around 65 frost days.
Has the climate of Kizlyar warmed?
Yes: Kizlyar warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kizlyar?
The wettest day measured in Kizlyar between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2016, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kizlyar?
The windiest day measured in Kizlyar between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1978, with winds reaching 57.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kizlyar?
The warmest month in Kizlyar is July (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kizlyar?
Kizlyar receives on average 374 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kizlyar?
Kizlyar gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kizlyar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kizlyar between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1992, with 15.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kizlyar?
Yes: Kizlyar has on average 51 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kizlyar?
In Kizlyar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 12 July 2010, and the lowest was -34.7 °C on 11 January 1940.
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