Sulak climate — normals and trends
Sulak (Russia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 358 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Sulak averages 33 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
Sulak has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 45 to 21 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 9 August 2017) and the coldest -20.6 °C (on 11 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
SulakDagestan
- coords
- 43.27°, 47.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.0°C
Average daily high
15.1°C
Average daily low
10.9°C
Annual rainfall
358mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
25.8km/h
Seasonal range
22.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
33 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
25.3 cm
Average feels-like high
13.3 °C
Average feels-like low
8.2 °C
Average peak gust
39.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
77 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
38.0 °C
9 August 2017
Coldest day
-20.6 °C
11 January 1940
Wettest day
60 mm
11 July 2016
Windiest day
67.5 km/h
20 November 1957
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
3 February 1958
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
9 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-29.7 °C
11 January 1940
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
25 November 1992
Sunniest day
14.1 h
22 June 2024
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 | 6.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 19 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 2.0 °C | -2.6 °C | 20 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 9.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 20 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 70 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 17 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 39 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 11 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 20 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 22.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 165 mm | +122 mm |
| Oct | 17.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 31 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 13.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 11 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 7.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 37 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sulak?
Sulak has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 358 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sulak?
The hottest day measured in Sulak between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2017, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sulak?
The coldest day measured in Sulak between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1940, at -20.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sulak?
Yes. Sulak gets on average 25.3 cm of snow per year and has around 33 frost days.
Has the climate of Sulak warmed?
Yes: Sulak warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sulak?
The wettest day measured in Sulak between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2016, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sulak?
The windiest day measured in Sulak between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1957, with winds reaching 67.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sulak?
The warmest month in Sulak is July (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Sulak?
Sulak receives on average 358 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sulak?
Sulak gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sulak?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sulak between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1992, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sulak?
Yes: Sulak has on average 77 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sulak?
In Sulak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 9 August 2017, and the lowest was -29.7 °C on 11 January 1940.
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