Terek in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Terek sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 184 mm of precipitation over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 24°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Terek's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Terek's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 15°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 6°C
Precipitation: 184 mm; 33 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 4.2; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Terek in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 24°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Terek reaches about 15°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Terek

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Terek weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -5°	23	7.2	7	9.1	0.0
Feb	3° / -4°	25	6.5	5.8	10.2	0.0
Mar	9° / 1°	46	9.7	4.4	11.6	1.9
Apr	16° / 6°	60	10.2	0.5	13.2	4.8
May	21° / 11°	79	13.5	0	14.5	6.0
Jun	26° / 16°	88	12.3	0	15.2	6.4
Jul	29° / 18°	61	9.6	0	14.9	6.0
Aug	28° / 18°	55	8.9	0	13.8	6.1
Sep	23° / 13°	53	8.3	0	12.3	7.1
Oct	16° / 8°	47	8.2	0.5	10.8	5.3
Nov	8° / 1°	32	6.9	3	9.5	1.5
Dec	3° / -3°	25	6	5.3	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Terek gets around 184 mm of rain and snow over 33 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min in early March to 15 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Terek?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.2

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

1.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Terek for sightseeing.

What to pack for Terek in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Terek sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 33 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Terek in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Terek peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	6	6	9	9	8	6	3	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Terek in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Terek is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	13	17	15	15	15	16	15	14	16	14	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Terek?

Terek sits at 43.5°N, 44.1°E, 259 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nartkala, 24 km away.

Topography around Terek

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Terek.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Terek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 255 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,303 m.

The land around Terek is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

52 m

cropland 50%

16 km

231 m

cropland 70%

80 km

4,303 m

cropland 49%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Nartkala 24 km · Prokhladnyy 32 km · Ardon 36 km · Malgobek 37 km · Staryy Malgobek 38 km · Nalchik 42 km · Beslan 45 km · Chegem 46 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 32% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $17,547; 2025
Happiness: 5.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 76%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 6.8; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 12; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 521
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Terek (43.4833°, 44.1378°, elevation 259 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.