Balyqshy climate — normals and trends
Balyqshy (Kazakhstan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 172 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Balyqshy averages 120 frost days, 47 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 43 rainy days per year.
Balyqshy has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 132 to 108 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 6 August 1940) and the coldest -33.7 °C (on 10 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
BalyqshyAtyrau Oblisi
- coords
- 47.07°, 51.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
172mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
25.7km/h
Seasonal range
33.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
120 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
47 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
43 d/yr
Annual snowfall
32.9 cm
Average feels-like high
9.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
68 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
41.7 °C
6 August 1940
Coldest day
-33.7 °C
10 February 1969
Wettest day
46 mm
14 June 2000
Windiest day
71.4 km/h
27 March 1953
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
27 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
6 August 1940
Coldest feels-like
-40.1 °C
10 February 1969
Snowiest day
14.8 cm
29 January 1941
Sunniest day
15.0 h
19 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 | 0.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 9 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | -2.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 18 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 8.1 °C | +5.0 °C | 16 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 17.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 32 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 25 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 4 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 15.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +4.4 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 0.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 16 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balyqshy?
Balyqshy has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 172 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balyqshy?
The hottest day measured in Balyqshy between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1940, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balyqshy?
The coldest day measured in Balyqshy between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1969, at -33.7 °C.
Does it snow in Balyqshy?
Yes. Balyqshy gets on average 32.9 cm of snow per year and has around 120 frost days.
Has the climate of Balyqshy warmed?
Yes: Balyqshy warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Balyqshy?
The wettest day measured in Balyqshy between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 2000, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balyqshy?
The windiest day measured in Balyqshy between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1953, with winds reaching 71.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balyqshy?
The warmest month in Balyqshy is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Balyqshy?
Balyqshy receives on average 172 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 43 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balyqshy?
Balyqshy gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Balyqshy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Balyqshy between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1941, with 14.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Balyqshy?
Yes: Balyqshy has on average 68 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balyqshy?
In Balyqshy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 6 August 1940, and the lowest was -40.1 °C on 10 February 1969.
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