Atbasar climate — normals and trends
Atbasar (Kazakhstan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.6 °C and it receives 354 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 (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Atbasar averages 187 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Atbasar 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 193 to 181 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 12 July 1984) and the coldest -43.3 °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
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- coords
- 51.81°, 68.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.6°C
Average daily high
7.4°C
Average daily low
-2.4°C
Annual rainfall
354mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
36.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
187 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
86.8 cm
Average feels-like high
3.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
40.4 °C
12 July 1984
Coldest day
-43.3 °C
23 December 1976
Wettest day
47 mm
28 June 1960
Windiest day
59.2 km/h
7 April 2020
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
2 May 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
30 July 1952
Coldest feels-like
-49.6 °C
18 February 1951
Snowiest day
16.1 cm
29 November 1984
Sunniest day
15.3 h
22 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -8.2 °C | +4.5 °C | 37 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | -7.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 7 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | -1.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 36 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +6.4 °C | 30 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 23.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 48 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 60 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 30 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 24.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 59 mm | +24 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 32 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 9.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 2.7 °C | +5.8 °C | 44 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | -6.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 27 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Atbasar?
Atbasar has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.6 °C and it receives 354 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Atbasar?
The hottest day measured in Atbasar between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1984, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Atbasar?
The coldest day measured in Atbasar between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1976, at -43.3 °C.
Does it snow in Atbasar?
Yes. Atbasar gets on average 86.8 cm of snow per year and has around 187 frost days.
Has the climate of Atbasar warmed?
Yes: Atbasar warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Atbasar?
The wettest day measured in Atbasar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1960, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Atbasar?
The windiest day measured in Atbasar between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 2020, with winds reaching 59.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Atbasar?
The warmest month in Atbasar is July (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Atbasar?
Atbasar receives on average 354 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Atbasar?
Atbasar gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Atbasar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Atbasar between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 1984, with 16.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Atbasar?
Yes: Atbasar has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Atbasar?
In Atbasar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 30 July 1952, and the lowest was -49.6 °C on 18 February 1951.
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