The climate of Rostov-on-Don
Dfa Hot-summer humid continental. Hot summers and cold winters, with rain all year. A big seasonal swing. Summers can be hot and humid, winters are cold with snow, and there is no dry season.
Rostov-on-Don is north of the equator, so summer falls in June to August and winter in December to February. The 1901 to 1930 map puts Rostov-on-Don in the same zone, Dfa.
Rostov-on-Don: then, now and by 2100
| Map | Climate zone | Compared with now |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 to 1930 | Dfa Hot-summer humid continental | Same as now |
| 1991 to 2020 (now) | Dfa Hot-summer humid continental | - |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP1-2.6 (low emissions) | Dfa Hot-summer humid continental | Same as now |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP2-4.5 (middle of the road) | Dfa Hot-summer humid continental | Same as now |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP5-8.5 (high emissions) | Cfa Humid subtropical | Different from 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 Rostov-on-Don in Dfa in 2071 to 2099. Under the high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5) it is Cfa (humid subtropical).
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Population of Rostov-on-Don from GeoNames: 1,130,305 (rank 492 in our list of 1,000). Climate data: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0. Data sources and licences.