Chilik climate — normals and trends
Chilik (Kazakhstan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 542 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 (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Chilik averages 147 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Chilik has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 155 to 139 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 9 August 1944) and the coldest -32.1 °C (on 25 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
ChilikAlmaty Region
- coords
- 43.60°, 78.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.0°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
2.8°C
Annual rainfall
542mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
28.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
147 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
93.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °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
39.0 °C
9 August 1944
Coldest day
-32.1 °C
25 February 1951
Wettest day
48 mm
2 July 2002
Windiest day
40.7 km/h
7 December 1986
Strongest gust
115.9 km/h
7 December 1986
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
31 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-38.0 °C
25 February 1951
Snowiest day
19.7 cm
1 December 2012
Sunniest day
14.7 h
15 June 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 31 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 0.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 15 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 8.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 62 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 37 mm | -45 mm |
| May | 24.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 71 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 29 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 19 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 38 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 22.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 91 mm | +51 mm |
| Oct | 15.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 33 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 9.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 29 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 3.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 30 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chilik?
Chilik has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 542 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chilik?
The hottest day measured in Chilik between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1944, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chilik?
The coldest day measured in Chilik between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1951, at -32.1 °C.
Does it snow in Chilik?
Yes. Chilik gets on average 93.1 cm of snow per year and has around 147 frost days.
Has the climate of Chilik warmed?
Yes: Chilik warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chilik?
The wettest day measured in Chilik between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2002, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chilik?
The windiest day measured in Chilik between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1986, with winds reaching 40.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chilik?
The warmest month in Chilik is July (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Chilik?
Chilik receives on average 542 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chilik?
Chilik gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chilik?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chilik between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 2012, with 19.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chilik?
Yes: Chilik has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chilik?
In Chilik, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 31 July 1983, and the lowest was -38.0 °C on 25 February 1951.
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