Aksay climate — normals and trends
Aksay (Kazakhstan) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 378 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Aksay averages 162 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Aksay has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 171 to 153 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 1 August 1999) and the coldest -44.8 °C (on 12 January 1940).
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
AksayWest Kazakhstan
- coords
- 51.17°, 53.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.7°C
Average daily high
10.4°C
Average daily low
0.9°C
Annual rainfall
378mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
20.6km/h
Seasonal range
35.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
162 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
92.6 cm
Average feels-like high
6.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
40.9 °C
1 August 1999
Coldest day
-44.8 °C
12 January 1940
Wettest day
40 mm
15 July 2019
Windiest day
72.2 km/h
8 February 1958
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
8 February 1958
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
20 July 1984
Coldest feels-like
-50.7 °C
12 January 1940
Snowiest day
16.1 cm
1 November 2022
Sunniest day
15.2 h
28 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2.9 °C | +6.1 °C | 25 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | -6.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 25 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 6.0 °C | +7.0 °C | 29 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 18.3 °C | +5.1 °C | 23 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 23.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 38 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 36 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 15 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 28 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 22.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 26 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 55 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 6.7 °C | +6.0 °C | 32 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | -3.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 42 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aksay?
Aksay has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 378 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aksay?
The hottest day measured in Aksay between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1999, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aksay?
The coldest day measured in Aksay between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1940, at -44.8 °C.
Does it snow in Aksay?
Yes. Aksay gets on average 92.6 cm of snow per year and has around 162 frost days.
Has the climate of Aksay warmed?
Yes: Aksay warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aksay?
The wettest day measured in Aksay between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2019, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aksay?
The windiest day measured in Aksay between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1958, with winds reaching 72.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aksay?
The warmest month in Aksay is July (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Aksay?
Aksay receives on average 378 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aksay?
Aksay gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Aksay?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Aksay between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 2022, with 16.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Aksay?
Yes: Aksay has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aksay?
In Aksay, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 20 July 1984, and the lowest was -50.7 °C on 12 January 1940.
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