Arqalyk climate — normals and trends
Arqalyk (Kazakhstan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 334 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Arqalyk averages 179 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Arqalyk has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 187 to 171 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 12 July 1984) and the coldest -42.7 °C (on 18 February 1951).
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
- 50.25°, 66.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.8°C
Average daily high
8.6°C
Average daily low
-1.2°C
Annual rainfall
334mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
20.3km/h
Seasonal range
36.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
179 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
94.9 cm
Average feels-like high
4.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
40.1 °C
12 July 1984
Coldest day
-42.7 °C
18 February 1951
Wettest day
63 mm
21 August 2005
Windiest day
59.4 km/h
1 February 2007
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
7 April 2020
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
19 June 1988
Coldest feels-like
-48.7 °C
18 February 1951
Snowiest day
14.7 cm
11 December 2013
Sunniest day
15.1 h
6 July 1940
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 | -6.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 52 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | -6.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 11 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 1.3 °C | +4.4 °C | 32 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +6.5 °C | 36 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 30 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 54 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 41 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 25.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 38 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 19.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 20 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 11.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 2 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 4.1 °C | +5.7 °C | 37 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | -5.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 28 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Arqalyk?
Arqalyk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 334 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arqalyk?
The hottest day measured in Arqalyk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1984, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Arqalyk?
The coldest day measured in Arqalyk between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1951, at -42.7 °C.
Does it snow in Arqalyk?
Yes. Arqalyk gets on average 94.9 cm of snow per year and has around 179 frost days.
Has the climate of Arqalyk warmed?
Yes: Arqalyk warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Arqalyk?
The wettest day measured in Arqalyk between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2005, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Arqalyk?
The windiest day measured in Arqalyk between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2007, with winds reaching 59.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Arqalyk?
The warmest month in Arqalyk is July (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Arqalyk?
Arqalyk receives on average 334 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Arqalyk?
Arqalyk gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Arqalyk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Arqalyk between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 2013, with 14.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Arqalyk?
Yes: Arqalyk has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arqalyk?
In Arqalyk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 19 June 1988, and the lowest was -48.7 °C on 18 February 1951.
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