Bokovoy Range · Kabardino-Balkariya Republic · RussiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Dykh-Tau

5,204 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation5,204 mabove sea level

Prominence2,002 mindependent height

Isolation65 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul2°average high

43.05° N, 43.13° EElevation 5,204 mUTC+4 · Georgia Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit5,204 m
Mid-mountain3,660 m
Valley · Ushguli2,120 m

Freezing level in October: 3,100 m

iThe mountain

Dykh-Tau in brief

Dykh-Tau rises to 5,204 m in the Bokovoy Range, Kabardino-Balkariya Republic, Russia. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,002 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 2°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from July to August.

The nearest town in the atlas is Ushguli, 18 km to the SW at 2,120 m.

Facts

Elevation: 5,204 m · 17,073 ft
Prominence: 2,002 m
Range: Bokovoy Range
Region: Kabardino-Balkariya Republic
Country: Russia
Coordinates: 43.0525, 43.1317
Nearest airport: Nalchik Airport (NAL) · 66 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Dykh-Tau by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Dykh-Tau by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-23°	-21°	-18°	-13°	-8°	-2°	2°	2°	-2°	-9°	-16°	-21°
Average low	-30°	-30°	-26°	-20°	-16°	-11°	-6°	-6°	-11°	-18°	-25°	-29°
Precipitation	150 mm	121 mm	174 mm	262 mm	279 mm	346 mm	304 mm	295 mm	218 mm	226 mm	197 mm	168 mm
Cloud cover	49%	49%	50%	50%	45%	37%	23%	20%	26%	35%	44%	46%
Daylight	9h 21	10h 32	11h 52	13h 23	14h 39	15h 21	15h 04	13h 59	12h 33	11h 06	9h 45	9h 01
Month score	17	17	17	17	19	22	25	25	25	23	19	18

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,100 m	1,300 m	1,850 m	2,700 m	3,350 m	4,200 m	4,950 m	4,950 m	4,150 m	3,100 m	2,050 m	1,350 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Dykh-Tau in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Russia

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Shkhara	5,193 m	1,357 m	6.1 km S	4°
Koshtan-Tau	5,144 m	812 m	6.6 km E	3°
Pushkin Peak	5,100 m	–	1.0 km SE	2°
Janga	5,051 m	335 m	7.1 km SW	3°
Katyn-Tau	4,979 m	159 m	8.2 km W	3°
Shota Rustaveli Peak	4,960 m	40 m	7.0 km SW	5°
Gistola	4,860 m	335 m	8.7 km W	4°
Tetnuldi	4,858 m	629 m	12 km W	4°