Editing Pyatigorsk (section)

==Economy==
The industry of Pyatigorsk is primarily oriented towards service of the health resort. There is also food industry (a meat-processing plant, a [[winery]], a [[dairy]], a [[brewery]], a [[confectionery]]), textiles ([[clothing]], shoe plant, carpet factories), machine industry and metal working (PО ''Pyatigorskselmash'' specializes in machines and equipment for [[aviculture]]; a special automobile equipment works, an electromechanical plant, etc.); mining, a chemical factory and a ceramics factory who specialize in porcelain and ceramic gifts such as [[samovar]]s, figurines, vases, and decorative ceramic wall hanging panels. In 1991, the Pyatigorsk health resort had ten [[sanatorium|sanatoria]], four boarding houses and five sanatoria-preventoria. 

===Climate===
The climate of Pyatigorsk falls within [[humid continental climate|humid continental]] (Dfb) classification under the [[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system]] and is characterized by absence of sharp fluctuations of annual and daily temperatures. Summers are warm with the average July temperature of {{convert|+21|C}} while winters, lasting two to three months, are cold, with the average January temperature of {{convert|-4|C}}. Spring is cool, with a sharp transition by the summer, and a warm, dry, and long fall. There are an average of ninety-eight sunny days in a year.
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|width = auto
|location=Pyatigorsk
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|Jan record high C=18.2
|Feb record high C=20.8
|Mar record high C=30.3
|Apr record high C=33.5
|May record high C=34.4
|Jun record high C=36.5
|Jul record high C=39.7
|Aug record high C=40.9
|Sep record high C=37.4
|Oct record high C=31.4
|Nov record high C=25.1
|Dec record high C=20.6
|year record high C = 40.9
|Jan high C= 0.8
|Feb high C= 1.3
|Mar high C= 5.9
|Apr high C = 14.9
|May high C = 20.3
|Jun high C = 24.1
|Jul high C = 27.0
|Aug high C = 26.5
|Sep high C = 21.4
|Oct high C = 14.6
|Nov high C = 7.7
|Dec high C = 2.9
|year high C = 14.1
|Jan mean C = -3.8
|Feb mean C = -3.2
|Mar mean C = 1.0
|Apr mean C = 8.9
|May mean C = 14.5
|Jun mean C = 18.4
|Jul mean C = 21.1
|Aug mean C = 20.3
|Sep mean C = 15.3
|Oct mean C = 8.9
|Nov mean C = 3.1
|Dec mean C = -1.5
|year mean C = 8.7
|Jan low C = -7.7
|Feb low C = -7.0
|Mar low C = -2.9
|Apr low C = 3.6
|May low C = 8.8
|Jun low C = 12.6
|Jul low C = 15.4
|Aug low C = 14.7
|Sep low C = 10.1
|Oct low C = 4.2
|Nov low C = -0.7
|Dec low C = -5.2
|year low C = 3.9
|Jan record low C = -32.5
|Feb record low C = -31.6
|Mar record low C = -23.4
|Apr record low C = -11.9
|May record low C = -4.8
|Jun record low C = 1.5
|Jul record low C = 7.0
|Aug record low C = 3.3
|Sep record low C = -3.2
|Oct record low C = -9.6
|Nov record low C = -22.3
|Dec record low C = -25.8
|year record low C = -32.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 18.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 19.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 26.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 48.0
|May precipitation mm = 72.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 86.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 70.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 51.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 43.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 32.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 25.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 23.7
|Jan precipitation days = 16.8
|Feb precipitation days = 16.1
|Mar precipitation days = 16.2
|Apr precipitation days = 13.7
|May precipitation days = 11.7
|Jun precipitation days = 9.7
|Jul precipitation days = 7.1
|Aug precipitation days = 6.5
|Sep precipitation days = 10.7
|Oct precipitation days = 15.4
|Nov precipitation days = 13.7
|Dec precipitation days = 16.4
|source 1 =  climatebase.ru<ref name="climatebase">{{cite web
|url = http://climatebase.ru/station/37050/?lang=en | title = Climatebase| access-date =June 26, 2012
}}</ref>
|date=June 2012

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