Esik climate — normals and trends
Esik (Kazakhstan) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.8 °C and it receives 1,172 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 (13.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Esik averages 216 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 179 rainy days per year.
Esik has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 221 to 211 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.2 °C (on 31 July 1983) and the coldest -31.4 °C (on 30 November 1952).
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
EsikAlmaty Region
- coords
- 43.36°, 77.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.8°C
Average daily high
5.2°C
Average daily low
-3.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,172mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
24.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
216 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
179 d/yr
Annual snowfall
365.1 cm
Average feels-like high
2.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °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
28.2 °C
31 July 1983
Coldest day
-31.4 °C
30 November 1952
Wettest day
44 mm
6 June 1949
Windiest day
23.8 km/h
12 May 1960
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
23 May 2018
Hottest feels-like
28.9 °C
31 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-36.7 °C
25 February 1951
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
6 June 1949
Sunniest day
14.5 h
14 June 2021
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 | -6.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 43 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | -4.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 21 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 1.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 91 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 9.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 70 mm | -57 mm |
| May | 14.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 169 mm | +32 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 162 mm | +41 mm |
| Jul | 20.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 145 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 18.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 155 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 13.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 188 mm | +73 mm |
| Oct | 6.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 80 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 2.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 34 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | -2.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 60 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Esik?
Esik has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.8 °C and it receives 1,172 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Esik?
The hottest day measured in Esik between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1983, reaching 28.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Esik?
The coldest day measured in Esik between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1952, at -31.4 °C.
Does it snow in Esik?
Yes. Esik gets on average 365.1 cm of snow per year and has around 216 frost days.
Has the climate of Esik warmed?
Yes: Esik warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Esik?
The wettest day measured in Esik between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1949, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Esik?
The windiest day measured in Esik between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1960, with winds reaching 23.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Esik?
The warmest month in Esik is July (13.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Esik?
Esik receives on average 1,172 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 179 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Esik?
Esik gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Esik?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Esik between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1949, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Esik?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Esik.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Esik?
In Esik, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.9 °C on 31 July 1983, and the lowest was -36.7 °C on 25 February 1951.
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