Climate
Albert Parry, born 1901, Rostov-on-Don, wrote this of the summers of his childhood,
- "There were sultry days of brassy sun, but also cool evenings on the balconies facing the Don River, with the soft glow of charcoal in the samovar, with the ripe cherries crushed by your spoon against the bottom and sides of your glass of scalding tea."
Rostov-on-Don lies between a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) and a humid continental climate (Dfa). The winter is cold, with an average February temperature of −3.1 °C (26.4 °F). The lowest recorded temperature of −31.9 °C (−25.4 °F) occurred in January 1940. The summers are long, warm, and sunny. July temperatures average +23.3 °C (73.94 °F). The city's highest recorded temperature of +40.1 °C (104.18 °F) was reported on 1 August, 2010. The mean annual precipitation is 643 millimeters (25.3 in), the average wind speed is 2.7 m/s, and the average air humidity is 72%.
| Climate data for Rostov-on-Don | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
35.6 (96.1) |
38.4 (101.1) |
39.6 (103.3) |
40.1 (104.2) |
38.1 (100.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
40.1 (104.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
6.3 (43.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
2.2 (36.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−4 (24.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.9 (−25.4) |
−30.9 (−23.6) |
−28.1 (−18.6) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−25.1 (−13.2) |
−28.5 (−19.3) |
−31.9 (−25.4) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 59 (2.32) |
53 (2.09) |
51 (2.01) |
47 (1.85) |
56 (2.2) |
70 (2.76) |
53 (2.09) |
44 (1.73) |
49 (1.93) |
39 (1.54) |
53 (2.09) |
69 (2.72) |
643 (25.31) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 106 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 65.1 | 84.1 | 127.1 | 189.0 | 263.5 | 285.0 | 313.1 | 294.5 | 240.0 | 158.1 | 63.0 | 37.2 | 2,119.7 |
| Source: pogoda.ru.net, Hong Kong Observatory | |||||||||||||
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