Khromtau climate — normals and trends
Khromtau (Kazakhstan) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.3 °C and it receives 333 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 (22.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Khromtau averages 176 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.
Khromtau has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 183 to 169 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.1 °C (on 5 August 1940) and the coldest -41.6 °C (on 24 January 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
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- coords
- 50.25°, 58.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.3°C
Average daily high
9.0°C
Average daily low
-0.5°C
Annual rainfall
333mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
22.5km/h
Seasonal range
36.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
176 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
76 d/yr
Annual snowfall
87.6 cm
Average feels-like high
4.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
41.1 °C
5 August 1940
Coldest day
-41.6 °C
24 January 1969
Wettest day
34 mm
25 July 1969
Windiest day
70.7 km/h
7 February 2024
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
29 October 1951
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
14 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-48.8 °C
24 January 1969
Snowiest day
17.4 cm
15 March 2016
Sunniest day
15.9 h
17 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5.5 °C | +5.6 °C | 16 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | -7.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 33 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 3.8 °C | +6.8 °C | 23 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 17.6 °C | +6.3 °C | 39 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 34 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 44 mm | +15 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 34 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 27 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 20.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 10 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 13.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 15 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 5.6 °C | +6.5 °C | 23 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | -6.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 24 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khromtau?
Khromtau has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.3 °C and it receives 333 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khromtau?
The hottest day measured in Khromtau between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1940, reaching 41.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khromtau?
The coldest day measured in Khromtau between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1969, at -41.6 °C.
Does it snow in Khromtau?
Yes. Khromtau gets on average 87.6 cm of snow per year and has around 176 frost days.
Has the climate of Khromtau warmed?
Yes: Khromtau warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khromtau?
The wettest day measured in Khromtau between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1969, with 34 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khromtau?
The windiest day measured in Khromtau between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2024, with winds reaching 70.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khromtau?
The warmest month in Khromtau is July (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Khromtau?
Khromtau receives on average 333 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khromtau?
Khromtau gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Khromtau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Khromtau between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 2016, with 17.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Khromtau?
Yes: Khromtau has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khromtau?
In Khromtau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 14 July 1983, and the lowest was -48.8 °C on 24 January 1969.
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