Climate of Sochi
Sochi, is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the eastern Black Sea coastline. Sochi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa), with cool to mild winters and warm summers. Sochi is humid throughout the entire year, most especially during winters, which are very damp. Summers are also humid but sunny as well, although no month has less than 10 rainy days. Sochi is very warm for Russian standards.[1]
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The territory of Sochi contains many microclimates, the daytime temperatures can vary as much as 10 °C between coastal areas in Adler and Lazarevsky compared with Krasnaya Polyana.
Temperature
Its average annual temperature is 14.6 °C (58.3 °F), 18.4 °C (65.1 °F) during the day and 11.1 °C (52.0 °F) at night. In the coldest month – January, the temperature typically ranges from 5 to 15 °C (41 to 59 °F) during the day and −2 to 6 °C (28 to 43 °F) at night. In the warmest month – August, the typical temperature ranges from 26 to 32 °C (79 to 90 °F) during the day and about 21 °C (70 °F) at night. Large fluctuations in temperature are rare. The hottest temperature recorded in Sochi was 38.4 °C (101.1 °F) on July 30, 2000. The lowest temperature was −13.4 °C (7.9 °F) on January 25, 1892 and the lowest since 2001 was −7.3 °C (18.9 °F) on January 4, 2016.
Seasonal climate
Winter
Winters in Sochi are cool to mild. January and February are the coldest months, with average temperatures around 10 °C (50 °F) during the day and 3 °C (37 °F) at night. Snow and frosts are not uncommon from December to March.
Summer
Generally the summer season lasts about six months, from May to October. July and August are the warmest months, with average temperatures around 27–29 °C (81–84 °F) during the day and 27–21 °C (81–70 °F) at night. In June and September the average temperature is around 25 °C (77 °F) during the day and 16 °C (61 °F) at night, and in May and October the average temperature is around 20 °C (68 °F) during the day and 12 °C (54 °F) at night.
Climate data tables
Climate of micro-districts of Sochi
| Climate data for Sochi (1991–2020, extremes 1870–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
33.7 (92.7) |
34.7 (94.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
39.4 (102.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
36.0 (96.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
39.4 (102.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.4 (7.9) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 177 (7.0) |
134 (5.3) |
133 (5.2) |
109 (4.3) |
107 (4.2) |
95 (3.7) |
120 (4.7) |
106 (4.2) |
140 (5.5) |
177 (7.0) |
175 (6.9) |
178 (7.0) |
1,651 (65.0) |
| Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 1 (0.4) |
1 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.4) |
| Average rainy days | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 189 |
| Average snowy days | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 96 | 105 | 145 | 161 | 221 | 258 | 279 | 281 | 226 | 195 | 121 | 86 | 2,174 |
| Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun, 1961–1990)[3] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Krasnaya Polyana (1991–2020, extremes 1936–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
33.4 (92.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
35.9 (96.6) |
35.1 (95.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
16.8 (62.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
11.0 (51.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
1.5 (34.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
0.2 (32.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.5 (−8.5) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 200 (7.9) |
170 (6.7) |
182 (7.2) |
141 (5.6) |
145 (5.7) |
119 (4.7) |
103 (4.1) |
99 (3.9) |
144 (5.7) |
206 (8.1) |
205 (8.1) |
216 (8.5) |
1,930 (76.2) |
| Source: Pogoda.ru.net[4] | |||||||||||||
Black Sea temperatures
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.6 °C (49.3 °F) | 8.7 °C (47.7 °F) | 9.6 °C (49.3 °F) | 11.2 °C (52.2 °F) | 15.2 °C (59.4 °F) | 19.6 °C (67.3 °F) | 24.0 °C (75.2 °F) | 25.3 °C (77.5 °F) | 23.1 °C (73.6 °F) | 19.5 °C (67.1 °F) | 14.9 °C (58.8 °F) | 11.5 °C (52.7 °F) | 16.0 °C (60.8 °F) |
See also
References
- "Weather and Climate – The Climate of Sochi" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- "Weather and Climate – The Climate of Sochi" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- "Soci (Sochi) Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- "Weather and Climate – The Climate of Krasnaya Polyana" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- Sochi Water temperature 1977–2006 (in Russian), Retrieved August 9, 2012.