Abay climate — normals and trends
Abay (Kazakhstan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 489 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Abay averages 78 frost days, 111 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Abay has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 94 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.6 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -30.2 °C (on 13 February 1969).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AbayTurkistan
- coords
- 41.35°, 68.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.3°C
Average daily high
20.7°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
489mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
29.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
78 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
111 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
46.8 cm
Average feels-like high
19.3 °C
Average feels-like low
6.1 °C
Average peak gust
23.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
48 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
46.6 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-30.2 °C
13 February 1969
Wettest day
42 mm
10 November 1965
Windiest day
37.4 km/h
17 October 2017
Strongest gust
72.4 km/h
18 April 2004
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-34.9 °C
13 February 1969
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
21 February 1954
Sunniest day
14.9 h
4 July 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 36 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 9.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 46 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 42 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +4.2 °C | 31 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 31.9 °C | +4.2 °C | 11 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 34.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 37.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 35.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 24.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 12 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 15.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 16 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 8.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 118 mm | +63 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Abay?
Abay has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 489 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abay?
The hottest day measured in Abay between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 46.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Abay?
The coldest day measured in Abay between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1969, at -30.2 °C.
Does it snow in Abay?
Yes. Abay gets on average 46.8 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.
Has the climate of Abay warmed?
Yes: Abay warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Abay?
The wettest day measured in Abay between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1965, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Abay?
The windiest day measured in Abay between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2017, with winds reaching 37.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Abay?
The warmest month in Abay is July (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Abay?
Abay receives on average 489 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Abay?
Abay gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Abay?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Abay between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1954, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Abay?
Yes: Abay has on average 48 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Abay?
In Abay, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 30 July 1983, and the lowest was -34.9 °C on 13 February 1969.
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