Nalchik, Russia climate

Cfb Oceanic / temperate

Nalchik has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 80°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 23°F at night. Precipitation totals about 38 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 7.2 inches while January barely receives 1.16 inches.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 80°F in July.

About 7 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 23°F in January.

About 110 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 38 in of rain a year.

Wettest in June

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

+1.8 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Nalchik climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	38	40	49	60	69	76	80	80	71	60	48	41
Avg temp (°F)	30	32	40	51	60	67	71	71	62	52	40	33
Avg low (°F)	23	23	32	41	50	57	62	61	53	43	32	25
Precipitation (in)	1.2	1.4	2.4	3.7	5.7	7.2	4.4	3.5	2.7	2.5	1.7	1.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	38	40	49	60	69	76
Avg temp (°F)	30	32	40	51	60	67
Avg low (°F)	23	23	32	41	50	57
Precipitation (in)	1.2	1.4	2.4	3.7	5.7	7.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	80	80	71	60	48	41
Avg temp (°F)	71	71	62	52	40	33
Avg low (°F)	62	61	53	43	32	25
Precipitation (in)	4.4	3.5	2.7	2.5	1.7	1.2

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	8	11	11	14	14	11	10	9	9	8	7
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.1	0.2	0.7	3	3	0.4	0.0	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	28	24	16	3	0.1	—	—	—	—	2	13	24

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	8	11	11	14	14
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.1	0.2	0.7
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	28	24	16	3	0.1	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	10	9	9	8	7
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	3	3	0.4	0.0	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	2	13	24

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	68	70	73	68	66	61	56	53	55	60	66	67
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	3	2	3	4	5	5	8	9	8	7	4	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	10	8	8	10	11	11	10	10	10	11	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	16	16	20	17	16	13	12	12	12	14	15	17
Relative humidity (%)	74	73	72	71	73	73	70	67	68	70	72	73
Wind speed (mph)	2.9	3.2	3.2	3.0	2.7	2.6	2.8	2.8	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	68	70	73	68	66	61
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	3	2	3	4	5	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	10	8	8	10	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	16	16	20	17	16	13
Relative humidity (%)	74	73	72	71	73	73
Wind speed (mph)	2.9	3.2	3.2	3.0	2.7	2.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	56	53	55	60	66	67
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	9	8	7	4	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	10	10	10	11	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	12	12	12	14	15	17
Relative humidity (%)	70	67	68	70	72	73
Wind speed (mph)	2.8	2.8	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.6

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Vladikavkaz, a weather station, about 97 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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