Kentau climate — normals and trends
Kentau (Kazakhstan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 346 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Kentau averages 114 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 64 rainy days per year.
Kentau has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 124 to 104 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.9 °C (on 30 July 1983) and the coldest -33.1 °C (on 11 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
KentauTurkistan
- coords
- 43.52°, 68.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.1°C
Average daily high
16.2°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
346mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
30.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
114 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
66 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
64 d/yr
Annual snowfall
73.6 cm
Average feels-like high
13.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
33 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.15 · 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
43.9 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest day
-33.1 °C
11 February 1969
Wettest day
44 mm
9 March 1950
Windiest day
54.9 km/h
26 February 1988
Strongest gust
110.9 km/h
26 February 1988
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-39.7 °C
12 February 1969
Snowiest day
24.0 cm
3 January 2023
Sunniest day
15.0 h
8 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 47 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 5.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 22 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 63 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 23.2 °C | +5.6 °C | 8 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +5.0 °C | 5 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 34.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 19.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 4 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 11.9 °C | +4.1 °C | 8 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 4.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 55 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kentau?
Kentau has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 346 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kentau?
The hottest day measured in Kentau between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1983, reaching 43.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kentau?
The coldest day measured in Kentau between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1969, at -33.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kentau?
Yes. Kentau gets on average 73.6 cm of snow per year and has around 114 frost days.
Has the climate of Kentau warmed?
Yes: Kentau warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kentau?
The wettest day measured in Kentau between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1950, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kentau?
The windiest day measured in Kentau between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1988, with winds reaching 54.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kentau?
The warmest month in Kentau is July (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kentau?
Kentau receives on average 346 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 64 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kentau?
Kentau gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kentau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kentau between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2023, with 24.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kentau?
Yes: Kentau has on average 33 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kentau?
In Kentau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 30 July 1983, and the lowest was -39.7 °C on 12 February 1969.
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