Karatau climate — normals and trends
Karatau (Kazakhstan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 417 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Karatau averages 122 frost days, 64 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Karatau has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 138 to 106 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.2 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -35.4 °C (on 26 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
KaratauZhambyl
- coords
- 43.18°, 70.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
16.4°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
417mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
30.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
122 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
64 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
79.5 cm
Average feels-like high
13.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
44.2 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-35.4 °C
26 February 1951
Wettest day
55 mm
29 April 1967
Windiest day
64.2 km/h
26 February 1943
Strongest gust
123.1 km/h
12 January 2013
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest feels-like
-39.9 °C
26 February 1951
Snowiest day
26.8 cm
13 March 2021
Sunniest day
14.9 h
3 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 26 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 6.0 °C | +4.1 °C | 20 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 34 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 23.6 °C | +5.8 °C | 19 mm | -45 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | +6.3 °C | 8 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | +4.6 °C | 8 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 36.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 27.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 19.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 13 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 12.9 °C | +5.1 °C | 10 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 6.0 °C | +4.3 °C | 40 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Karatau?
Karatau has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 417 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Karatau?
The hottest day measured in Karatau between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 44.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Karatau?
The coldest day measured in Karatau between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1951, at -35.4 °C.
Does it snow in Karatau?
Yes. Karatau gets on average 79.5 cm of snow per year and has around 122 frost days.
Has the climate of Karatau warmed?
Yes: Karatau warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Karatau?
The wettest day measured in Karatau between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1967, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Karatau?
The windiest day measured in Karatau between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1943, with winds reaching 64.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Karatau?
The warmest month in Karatau is July (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Karatau?
Karatau receives on average 417 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Karatau?
Karatau gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Karatau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Karatau between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2021, with 26.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Karatau?
Yes: Karatau has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Karatau?
In Karatau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 5 July 1942, and the lowest was -39.9 °C on 26 February 1951.
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