Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk climate — normals and trends
Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk (Russia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 341 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk averages 89 frost days, 67 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 73 rainy days per year.
Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk 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 102 to 76 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.8 °C (on 30 July 2011) and the coldest -32.5 °C (on 31 January 1988).
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
Yuzhno-SukhokumskDagestan
- coords
- 44.66°, 45.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.0°C
Average daily high
16.8°C
Average daily low
7.6°C
Annual rainfall
341mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
28.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
89 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
67 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
73 d/yr
Annual snowfall
34.8 cm
Average feels-like high
14.3 °C
Average feels-like low
5.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
43 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
43.8 °C
30 July 2011
Coldest day
-32.5 °C
31 January 1988
Wettest day
68 mm
2 July 2013
Windiest day
56.5 km/h
5 March 2022
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
5 March 2022
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
30 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-37.8 °C
31 January 1988
Snowiest day
13.0 cm
17 October 1976
Sunniest day
14.3 h
28 June 1940
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 | 6.1 °C | +4.9 °C | 15 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | -0.2 °C | -2.6 °C | 18 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | +4.6 °C | 26 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 17.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 57 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 23.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 32 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 31 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 35.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 17 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 20 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 23.7 °C | -1.4 °C | 77 mm | +46 mm |
| Oct | 18.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 40 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 12.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 2 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 4.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 28 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk?
Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 341 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk?
The hottest day measured in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2011, reaching 43.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk?
The coldest day measured in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1988, at -32.5 °C.
Does it snow in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk?
Yes. Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk gets on average 34.8 cm of snow per year and has around 89 frost days.
Has the climate of Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk warmed?
Yes: Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk?
The wettest day measured in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2013, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk?
The windiest day measured in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2022, with winds reaching 56.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk?
The warmest month in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk is July (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk?
Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk receives on average 341 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 73 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk?
Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1976, with 13.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk?
Yes: Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk has on average 43 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk?
In Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 30 July 2011, and the lowest was -37.8 °C on 31 January 1988.
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