Ekibastuz climate — normals and trends
Ekibastuz (Kazakhstan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.6 °C and it receives 324 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 (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ekibastuz averages 180 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Ekibastuz 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 187 to 173 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 21 July 1940) and the coldest -45.1 °C (on 15 December 2012).
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
EkibastuzPavlodar Region
- coords
- 51.72°, 75.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.6°C
Average daily high
8.5°C
Average daily low
-1.5°C
Annual rainfall
324mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
20.9km/h
Seasonal range
36.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
180 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
56.5 cm
Average feels-like high
4.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
40.7 °C
21 July 1940
Coldest day
-45.1 °C
15 December 2012
Wettest day
55 mm
22 July 1988
Windiest day
74.5 km/h
17 March 2010
Strongest gust
114.1 km/h
22 April 1985
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
12 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-50.6 °C
15 December 2012
Snowiest day
15.7 cm
8 May 1993
Sunniest day
16.0 h
3 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 | -4.9 °C | +6.5 °C | 17 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | -6.2 °C | +4.0 °C | 4 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 2.9 °C | +5.2 °C | 15 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +5.8 °C | 27 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 23.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 31 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 36 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 27 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 53 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 60 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 7.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 8 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 2.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 49 mm | +29 mm |
| Dec | -4.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 31 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ekibastuz?
Ekibastuz has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.6 °C and it receives 324 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ekibastuz?
The hottest day measured in Ekibastuz between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1940, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ekibastuz?
The coldest day measured in Ekibastuz between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2012, at -45.1 °C.
Does it snow in Ekibastuz?
Yes. Ekibastuz gets on average 56.5 cm of snow per year and has around 180 frost days.
Has the climate of Ekibastuz warmed?
Yes: Ekibastuz warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ekibastuz?
The wettest day measured in Ekibastuz between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1988, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ekibastuz?
The windiest day measured in Ekibastuz between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 2010, with winds reaching 74.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ekibastuz?
The warmest month in Ekibastuz is July (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ekibastuz?
Ekibastuz receives on average 324 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ekibastuz?
Ekibastuz gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ekibastuz?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ekibastuz between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1993, with 15.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ekibastuz?
Yes: Ekibastuz has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ekibastuz?
In Ekibastuz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 12 July 2023, and the lowest was -50.6 °C on 15 December 2012.
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