Tyrnyauz climate — normals and trends
Tyrnyauz (Russia) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.5 °C and it receives 1,224 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 (13.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Tyrnyauz averages 198 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 189 rainy days per year.
Tyrnyauz 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 206 to 190 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.5 °C (on 30 July 2011) and the coldest -34.1 °C (on 21 November 1957).
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
TyrnyauzKabardino-Balkariya Republic
- coords
- 43.38°, 42.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.5°C
Average daily high
7.5°C
Average daily low
-2.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,224mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
7.6km/h
Seasonal range
22.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
198 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
189 d/yr
Annual snowfall
198.0 cm
Average feels-like high
5.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.1 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
28.5 °C
30 July 2011
Coldest day
-34.1 °C
21 November 1957
Wettest day
48 mm
12 August 2004
Windiest day
19.7 km/h
13 January 1976
Strongest gust
91.4 km/h
24 December 1996
Hottest feels-like
30.4 °C
31 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-39.2 °C
21 November 1957
Snowiest day
29.1 cm
5 March 2004
Sunniest day
14.6 h
28 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.3 °C | +5.0 °C | 14 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | -5.3 °C | -2.8 °C | 36 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 6.6 °C | +5.7 °C | 56 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 7.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 145 mm | +38 mm |
| May | 13.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 141 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 16.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 147 mm | -59 mm |
| Jul | 20.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 118 mm | -87 mm |
| Aug | 20.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 139 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 13.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 136 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 9.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 103 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 9.0 °C | +5.9 °C | 4 mm | -36 mm |
| Dec | -0.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 32 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tyrnyauz?
Tyrnyauz has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.5 °C and it receives 1,224 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tyrnyauz?
The hottest day measured in Tyrnyauz between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2011, reaching 28.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tyrnyauz?
The coldest day measured in Tyrnyauz between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1957, at -34.1 °C.
Does it snow in Tyrnyauz?
Yes. Tyrnyauz gets on average 198.0 cm of snow per year and has around 198 frost days.
Has the climate of Tyrnyauz warmed?
Yes: Tyrnyauz warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tyrnyauz?
The wettest day measured in Tyrnyauz between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2004, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tyrnyauz?
The windiest day measured in Tyrnyauz between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1976, with winds reaching 19.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tyrnyauz?
The warmest month in Tyrnyauz is July (13.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Tyrnyauz?
Tyrnyauz receives on average 1,224 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 189 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tyrnyauz?
Tyrnyauz 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 Tyrnyauz?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tyrnyauz between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2004, with 29.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tyrnyauz?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Tyrnyauz.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tyrnyauz?
In Tyrnyauz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.4 °C on 31 July 2000, and the lowest was -39.2 °C on 21 November 1957.
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