The climate of Makhachkala
BSk Cold semi-arid (steppe). Dry grassland with cool or cold conditions. Steppe and prairie country. Too dry for forest, with big temperature swings between summer and winter in many places.
Makhachkala is north of the equator, so summer falls in June to August and winter in December to February. The 1901 to 1930 map put Makhachkala in Cfa (humid subtropical), so its zone is different from a century ago.
Makhachkala: then, now and by 2100
| Map | Climate zone | Compared with now |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 to 1930 | Cfa Humid subtropical | Different from now |
| 1991 to 2020 (now) | BSk Cold semi-arid (steppe) | - |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP1-2.6 (low emissions) | BSk Cold semi-arid (steppe) | Same as now |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP2-4.5 (middle of the road) | BSk Cold semi-arid (steppe) | Same as now |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP5-8.5 (high emissions) | BSk Cold semi-arid (steppe) | Same as now |
The 2071 to 2099 rows are model projections under three emissions scenarios, not forecasts. The 1901 to 1930 row is a reconstruction. All come from Beck et al. (2023).
Under the middle-of-the-road scenario (SSP2-4.5), the model keeps Makhachkala in BSk in 2071 to 2099. The high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5) gives the same answer.
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Population of Makhachkala from GeoNames: 596,356 (rank 986 in our list of 1,000). Climate data: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0. Data sources and licences.