Makīnsk climate — normals and trends
Makīnsk (Kazakhstan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.6 °C and it receives 396 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Makīnsk averages 193 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Makīnsk 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 200 to 186 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 12 July 2023) and the coldest -43.9 °C (on 22 December 1976).
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
- 52.63°, 70.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.6°C
Average daily high
6.0°C
Average daily low
-3.0°C
Annual rainfall
396mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
35.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
193 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
79.2 cm
Average feels-like high
2.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
37.7 °C
12 July 2023
Coldest day
-43.9 °C
22 December 1976
Wettest day
60 mm
26 July 1961
Windiest day
58.8 km/h
23 December 1995
Strongest gust
109.8 km/h
2 May 2007
Hottest feels-like
36.8 °C
18 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-50.9 °C
22 December 1976
Snowiest day
16.1 cm
7 May 1993
Sunniest day
16.0 h
24 June 2015
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 | -8.1 °C | +5.0 °C | 26 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | -7.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 4 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | -0.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 23 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | +6.1 °C | 36 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 42 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 24.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 69 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 71 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 85 mm | +30 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 52 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 7.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 9 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 1.0 °C | +5.3 °C | 58 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | -7.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 34 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Makīnsk?
Makīnsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.6 °C and it receives 396 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Makīnsk?
The hottest day measured in Makīnsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2023, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Makīnsk?
The coldest day measured in Makīnsk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1976, at -43.9 °C.
Does it snow in Makīnsk?
Yes. Makīnsk gets on average 79.2 cm of snow per year and has around 193 frost days.
Has the climate of Makīnsk warmed?
Yes: Makīnsk warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Makīnsk?
The wettest day measured in Makīnsk between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1961, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Makīnsk?
The windiest day measured in Makīnsk between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1995, with winds reaching 58.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Makīnsk?
The warmest month in Makīnsk is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Makīnsk?
Makīnsk receives on average 396 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Makīnsk?
Makīnsk gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Makīnsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Makīnsk between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 1993, with 16.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Makīnsk?
Yes: Makīnsk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Makīnsk?
In Makīnsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 18 July 1953, and the lowest was -50.9 °C on 22 December 1976.
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