Aksu climate — normals and trends
Aksu (Kazakhstan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 611 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Aksu averages 101 frost days, 78 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Aksu has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 116 to 86 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.5 °C (on 8 August 1944) and the coldest -30.0 °C (on 21 December 1948).
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
AksuTurkistan
- coords
- 42.42°, 69.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.2°C
Average daily high
18.3°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
611mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
29.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
101 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
78 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
100.4 cm
Average feels-like high
16.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
25 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · 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
44.5 °C
8 August 1944
Coldest day
-30.0 °C
21 December 1948
Wettest day
56 mm
16 May 2016
Windiest day
45.9 km/h
27 December 2017
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
21 February 2003
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-34.7 °C
21 December 1948
Snowiest day
30.5 cm
21 February 1954
Sunniest day
14.9 h
7 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 67 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 6.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 42 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 14.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 59 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 23.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 33 mm | -58 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | +5.1 °C | 20 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 37.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 34.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 22.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 11 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 14.8 °C | +4.1 °C | 23 mm | -44 mm |
| Dec | 7.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 114 mm | +35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aksu?
Aksu has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 611 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aksu?
The hottest day measured in Aksu between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1944, reaching 44.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aksu?
The coldest day measured in Aksu between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1948, at -30.0 °C.
Does it snow in Aksu?
Yes. Aksu gets on average 100.4 cm of snow per year and has around 101 frost days.
Has the climate of Aksu warmed?
Yes: Aksu warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aksu?
The wettest day measured in Aksu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 2016, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aksu?
The windiest day measured in Aksu between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 2017, with winds reaching 45.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aksu?
The warmest month in Aksu is July (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Aksu?
Aksu receives on average 611 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aksu?
Aksu 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 Aksu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Aksu between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1954, with 30.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Aksu?
Yes: Aksu has on average 25 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aksu?
In Aksu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 30 July 1983, and the lowest was -34.7 °C on 21 December 1948.
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