Terek climate — normals and trends
Terek (Russia) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 603 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Terek averages 105 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Terek has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 122 to 88 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 21 July 2021) and the coldest -31.0 °C (on 10 February 1969).
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
TerekKabardino-Balkariya Republic
- coords
- 43.48°, 44.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
14.7°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
603mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
25.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
105 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
67.2 cm
Average feels-like high
13.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.5 °C
Average peak gust
22.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
40.1 °C
21 July 2021
Coldest day
-31.0 °C
10 February 1969
Wettest day
53 mm
26 April 1967
Windiest day
34.2 km/h
24 February 1977
Strongest gust
79.2 km/h
31 January 2002
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
27 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-35.8 °C
10 February 1969
Snowiest day
14.4 cm
29 October 2003
Sunniest day
14.3 h
6 July 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 °C | +5.8 °C | 16 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 0.1 °C | -2.2 °C | 24 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 13.7 °C | +5.8 °C | 39 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 96 mm | +36 mm |
| May | 21.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 57 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 34 mm | -52 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 25 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 20 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 96 mm | +44 mm |
| Oct | 15.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 47 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 12.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 1 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 4.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 35 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Terek?
Terek has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 603 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Terek?
The hottest day measured in Terek between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2021, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Terek?
The coldest day measured in Terek between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1969, at -31.0 °C.
Does it snow in Terek?
Yes. Terek gets on average 67.2 cm of snow per year and has around 105 frost days.
Has the climate of Terek warmed?
Yes: Terek warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Terek?
The wettest day measured in Terek between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 1967, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Terek?
The windiest day measured in Terek between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1977, with winds reaching 34.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Terek?
The warmest month in Terek is July (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Terek?
Terek receives on average 603 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Terek?
Terek gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Terek?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Terek between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2003, with 14.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Terek?
Yes: Terek has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Terek?
In Terek, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 27 July 2011, and the lowest was -35.8 °C on 10 February 1969.
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