Aral climate — normals and trends
Aral (Kazakhstan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 147 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Aral averages 151 frost days, 71 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 38 rainy days per year.
Aral has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 159 to 143 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 12 July 1984) and the coldest -39.1 °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
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- coords
- 46.80°, 61.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
3.1°C
Annual rainfall
147mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
22.2km/h
Seasonal range
38.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
151 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
71 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
38 d/yr
Annual snowfall
33.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
38 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
43.5 °C
12 July 1984
Coldest day
-39.1 °C
12 January 1940
Wettest day
30 mm
22 May 1973
Windiest day
65.7 km/h
31 March 1946
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
31 March 1946
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
12 July 1984
Coldest feels-like
-45.3 °C
25 January 1969
Snowiest day
15.9 cm
25 February 1943
Sunniest day
14.6 h
30 June 2022
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 | -1.8 °C | +5.5 °C | 17 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | -0.9 °C | +4.7 °C | 11 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 10.1 °C | +6.5 °C | 20 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 23.4 °C | +6.4 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 30.1 °C | +4.9 °C | 5 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 24 mm | +15 mm |
| Jul | 34.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 11 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 11 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 12 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 17.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +5.7 °C | 9 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | -3.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aral?
Aral has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 147 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aral?
The hottest day measured in Aral between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1984, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aral?
The coldest day measured in Aral between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1940, at -39.1 °C.
Does it snow in Aral?
Yes. Aral gets on average 33.5 cm of snow per year and has around 151 frost days.
Has the climate of Aral warmed?
Yes: Aral warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aral?
The wettest day measured in Aral between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1973, with 30 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aral?
The windiest day measured in Aral between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1946, with winds reaching 65.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aral?
The warmest month in Aral is July (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Aral?
Aral receives on average 147 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 38 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aral?
Aral gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Aral?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Aral between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1943, with 15.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Aral?
Yes: Aral has on average 38 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aral?
In Aral, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 12 July 1984, and the lowest was -45.3 °C on 25 January 1969.
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