Arys climate — normals and trends
Arys (Kazakhstan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 307 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 (30.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Arys averages 91 frost days, 112 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 60 rainy days per year.
Arys has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 106 to 76 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.7 °C (on 4 July 1942) and the coldest -34.8 °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
ArysTurkistan
- coords
- 42.43°, 68.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.1°C
Average daily high
20.1°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
307mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
31.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
91 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
112 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
60 d/yr
Annual snowfall
36.4 cm
Average feels-like high
17.7 °C
Average feels-like low
5.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
67 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °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
46.7 °C
4 July 1942
Coldest day
-34.8 °C
13 February 1969
Wettest day
30 mm
14 May 1976
Windiest day
46.7 km/h
22 February 2014
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
18 April 2004
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-40.2 °C
27 January 1969
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
9 February 1969
Sunniest day
15.0 h
21 June 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 | 4.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 28 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 8.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 29 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 15.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 31 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +6.2 °C | 9 mm | -38 mm |
| May | 33.7 °C | +5.2 °C | 11 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 36.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 39.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 35.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 3 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 14.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 7 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 7.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 46 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Arys?
Arys has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 307 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arys?
The hottest day measured in Arys between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1942, reaching 46.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Arys?
The coldest day measured in Arys between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1969, at -34.8 °C.
Does it snow in Arys?
Yes. Arys gets on average 36.4 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.
Has the climate of Arys warmed?
Yes: Arys warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Arys?
The wettest day measured in Arys between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1976, with 30 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Arys?
The windiest day measured in Arys between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 2014, with winds reaching 46.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Arys?
The warmest month in Arys is July (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Arys?
Arys receives on average 307 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 60 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Arys?
Arys gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Arys?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Arys between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1969, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Arys?
Yes: Arys has on average 67 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arys?
In Arys, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 30 July 1983, and the lowest was -40.2 °C on 27 January 1969.
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