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When to go to Nalchik
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Nalchik has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in May to September.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): June.
- Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): November to February.
- The warmest month is August (27°C) and the coolest January (2°C). The wettest is June (110 mm) and the driest February (29 mm); about 734 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanCold
- FebCold
- MarCool
- AprCool
- MayMild–warm, mixed
- JunMild–warm, mixed
- JulMild–warm, mixed
- AugMild–warm, mixed
- SeptMild–warm, mixed
- OctCool
- NovCold
- DecCold
Month by month
Every month in Nalchik
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | -5°C | 32 mm | 76% | 70% | 1.7 | 23°C | Cold |
| February | 5°C | -4°C | 29 mm | 74% | 72% | 2.5 | 24°C | Cold |
| March | 10°C | -1°C | 56 mm | 71% | 77% | 3.1 | 27°C | Cool |
| April | 15°C | 4°C | 65 mm | 70% | 73% | 4.3 | 31°C | Cool |
| May | 21°C | 10°C | 100 mm | 72% | 71% | 5.1 | 35°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| June | 25°C | 15°C | 110 mm | 71% | 68% | 5.6 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| July | 27°C | 17°C | 84 mm | 68% | 64% | 5.6 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| August | 27°C | 17°C | 65 mm | 65% | 59% | 5.2 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| September | 23°C | 12°C | 57 mm | 69% | 60% | 4 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| October | 16°C | 6°C | 57 mm | 74% | 62% | 2.8 | 34°C | Cool |
| November | 9°C | 0°C | 45 mm | 75% | 64% | 1.8 | 29°C | Cold |
| December | 4°C | -3°C | 34 mm | 76% | 66% | 1.5 | 25°C | Cold |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
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- Batumi263 kmGood for going: May to September
- Gyumri301 kmGood for going: June to September
- Sochi314 kmGood for going: May to October
- Elista316 kmGood for going: May, June and September
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