Climate averages 1991–2020
Makhachkala weather
by month.
See how the year changes. July has the highest average daily maximum; January (tied with February) has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: JuneJulyAugust
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Makhachkala averages a daytime high of 15.9°C and a nighttime low of 10.7°C, with about 461 mm of rain on roughly 89 days. July is the warmest month (average high 28.0°C) and January the coolest (4.8°C). September is the wettest month with 65 mm; January (tied with February) is the driest with 26 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): June, July and August. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Makhachkala
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Makhachkala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.8°C0.3°C | 0.3°C | 26 | 6.6 | 9.49 h |
| February | 5.3°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 26 | 6.2 | 10.510 h |
| March | 8.5°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 27 | 6.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 13.7°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 30 | 7.2 | 13.413 h |
| May | 20.1°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 39 | 8.3 | 14.615 h |
| June | 25.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 38 | 7.0 | 15.315 h |
| July | 28.0°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 40 | 7.4 | 15.015 h |
| August | 27.8°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 52 | 7.6 | 13.914 h |
| September | 22.8°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 65 | 9.0 | 12.513 h |
| October | 17.3°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 49 | 8.7 | 11.111 h |
| November | 10.8°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 42 | 7.6 | 9.810 h |
| December | 6.5°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 27 | 6.4 | 9.19 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
Nearby cities
- KaspiyskRussia · 16 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 11.2°C · 340 mm rain a year
- KhasavyurtRussia · 80 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 8.0°C · 748 mm rain a year
- DerbentRussia · 120 kmHigh 15.8°C · Low 11.3°C · 415 mm rain a year
- GroznyRussia · 152 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 7.6°C · 624 mm rain a year
- SunzhaRussia · 202 kmHigh 15.2°C · Low 6.5°C · 735 mm rain a year
- NazranRussia · 223 kmHigh 14.3°C · Low 5.6°C · 696 mm rain a year
- VladikavkazRussia · 230 kmHigh 13.5°C · Low 4.4°C · 1,195 mm rain a year
- MingachevirAzerbaijan · 249 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 12.1°C · 500 mm rain a year
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+3, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 43.00°, 47.50° (3 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 0.6°C for the difference between the city's elevation (-10 m) and the cell's (78 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 43.00°, 47.50°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.