Astana climate — normals and trends
Astana (Kazakhstan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.8 °C and it receives 359 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Astana averages 186 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Astana has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 193 to 179 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 20 July 1940) and the coldest -42.5 °C (on 23 December 1976).
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
AstanaAstana
- coords
- 51.18°, 71.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.8°C
Average daily high
7.6°C
Average daily low
-2.1°C
Annual rainfall
359mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
19.7km/h
Seasonal range
36.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
186 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
82.0 cm
Average feels-like high
3.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
39.2 °C
20 July 1940
Coldest day
-42.5 °C
23 December 1976
Wettest day
69 mm
15 August 1967
Windiest day
55.9 km/h
1 April 1942
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
26 April 2014
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
18 July 1940
Coldest feels-like
-48.1 °C
18 February 1951
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
9 November 2019
Sunniest day
15.7 h
22 June 1941
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 | -7.4 °C | +4.5 °C | 27 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | -6.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 0.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 27 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +5.9 °C | 42 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 22.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 45 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 70 mm | +29 mm |
| Jul | 26.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 49 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 23.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 40 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 18.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 46 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 8.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 1.8 °C | +4.8 °C | 61 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | -5.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 40 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Astana?
Astana has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.8 °C and it receives 359 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Astana?
The hottest day measured in Astana between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1940, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Astana?
The coldest day measured in Astana between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1976, at -42.5 °C.
Does it snow in Astana?
Yes. Astana gets on average 82.0 cm of snow per year and has around 186 frost days.
Has the climate of Astana warmed?
Yes: Astana warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Astana?
The wettest day measured in Astana between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1967, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Astana?
The windiest day measured in Astana between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1942, with winds reaching 55.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Astana?
The warmest month in Astana is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Astana?
Astana receives on average 359 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Astana?
Astana gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Astana?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Astana between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 2019, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Astana?
Yes: Astana has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Astana?
In Astana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 18 July 1940, and the lowest was -48.1 °C on 18 February 1951.
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