Editing Sochi (section)

=== Climate ===
{{Main|Climate of Sochi}}
Sochi has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''),<ref name="koeppen" /> at the lower elevations. Its average annual temperature is {{convert|18.9|C}} during the day and {{convert|11.5|C}} at night. In the coldest months—January and February—the average temperature is about {{convert|10|C}} during the day, above {{convert|3|C}} at night and the average sea temperature is about {{convert|9|C}}. In the warmest months—July and August—the temperature typically ranges from {{convert|25|to|29|C|F}} during the day, about {{convert|20|C}} at night and the average sea temperature is about {{convert|23|-|27|C|F|abbr=}}.

Yearly sunshine hours are around 2,200. Generally, the summer season lasts three months, from June to September. Two months—April and November—are transitional; sometimes temperatures reach {{convert|20|C}}, with an average temperature of around {{convert|16|C}} during the day and {{convert|9|C}} at night. December, January, February and March are the coldest months, with an average temperature (for these four months) of {{convert|11|C}} during the day and {{convert|4|C}} at night. Average annual [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] is about {{convert|1700|mm|sp=us}}.<ref name="GSE"/><ref name="s1" /><ref>{{cite journal|author1=Rybak, Elena A.|author2=Rybak, Oleg O.|author3=Zasedatelev, Yuri V.|name-list-style=amp|year=1994|title=Complex geographical analysis of the Greater Sochi region on the Black Sea coast|url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00813147|journal=GeoJournal|volume=34|issue=4|pages=507–513|doi=<!-- broken 10.1007/BF00813147 -->|bibcode=1994GeoJo..34..507R }}</ref>

Sochi is situated on the same latitude as [[Nice]] but strong cold winds from the south make winters less warm. In fact, temperatures drop below freezing every winter. The highest temperature recorded was {{convert|39.4|C}}, on July 30, 2000, and the lowest temperature recorded was {{convert|-13.4|C}} on January 25, 1892.<ref name="pogoda2">{{cite web|url=http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/37099.htm|title=Weather and Climate – The Climate of Sochi|publisher=Weather and Climate (Погода и климат)|language=ru|access-date=8 November 2021}}</ref> Sochi lies at 8b/9a [[hardiness zone]], so the city supports different types of palm trees.<ref name="travelersguide360.com" />

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!Colspan=14|Beach climate data for Sochi
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!Month
!Jan
!Feb
!Mar
!Apr
!May
!Jun
!Jul
!Aug
!Sep
!Oct
!Nov
!Dec
!style="border-left-width:medium"|Year
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!Average sea temperature °C (°F)
| style="{{Weather box/colsea|10.6}}"|10.6<br />(51.08)
| style="{{Weather box/colsea|9.4}}"|9.4<br />(48.92)
| style="{{Weather box/colsea|9.4}}"|9.4<br />(48.92)
| style="{{Weather box/colsea|11.5}}"|11.5<br />(52.7)
| style="{{Weather box/colsea|17.3}}"|17.3<br />(63.14)
| style="{{Weather box/colsea|22.9}}"|22.9<br />(73.22)
| style="{{Weather box/colsea|25.6}}"|25.6<br />(78.08)
| style="{{Weather box/colsea|26.9}}"|26.9<br />(80.42)
| style="{{Weather box/colsea|24.7}}"|24.7<br />(76.46)
| style="{{Weather box/colsea|20.5}}"|20.5<br />(68.9)
| style="{{Weather box/colsea|16.4}}"|16.4<br />(61.52)
| style="{{Weather box/colsea|12.8}}"|12.8<br />(55.04)
| style="{{Weather box/colsea|17.333333}}"|17.3<br />(63.2)
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!Colspan=14 style="background:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;font-size:100%;"|Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://russia.pogoda360.ru/836124/ |title=Погода в Сочи сейчас. Температура воды в море. Подробный прогноз. Сочи на карте погоды}}</ref>
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