Pavlodar climate — normals and trends
Pavlodar (Kazakhstan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.2 °C and it receives 306 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pavlodar averages 181 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
Pavlodar has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 187 to 175 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 24 June 1941) and the coldest -44.8 °C (on 25 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
PavlodarPavlodar Region
- coords
- 52.28°, 76.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.2°C
Average daily high
8.1°C
Average daily low
-1.8°C
Annual rainfall
306mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
20.3km/h
Seasonal range
38.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
181 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
57.0 cm
Average feels-like high
4.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
40.7 °C
24 June 1941
Coldest day
-44.8 °C
25 January 1969
Wettest day
80 mm
25 July 1992
Windiest day
70.3 km/h
18 March 2010
Strongest gust
122.0 km/h
22 April 1985
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
21 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-50.6 °C
25 January 1969
Snowiest day
11.5 cm
11 October 2025
Sunniest day
16.0 h
7 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -6.8 °C | +5.8 °C | 23 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | -6.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 0.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 16 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +6.1 °C | 21 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 24 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 55 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 26 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 75 mm | +35 mm |
| Sep | 18.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 55 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | 5.7 °C | -3.1 °C | 29 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 2.2 °C | +4.9 °C | 55 mm | +34 mm |
| Dec | -5.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 35 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pavlodar?
Pavlodar has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.2 °C and it receives 306 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pavlodar?
The hottest day measured in Pavlodar between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1941, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pavlodar?
The coldest day measured in Pavlodar between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1969, at -44.8 °C.
Does it snow in Pavlodar?
Yes. Pavlodar gets on average 57.0 cm of snow per year and has around 181 frost days.
Has the climate of Pavlodar warmed?
Yes: Pavlodar warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pavlodar?
The wettest day measured in Pavlodar between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1992, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pavlodar?
The windiest day measured in Pavlodar between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2010, with winds reaching 70.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pavlodar?
The warmest month in Pavlodar is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Pavlodar?
Pavlodar receives on average 306 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pavlodar?
Pavlodar gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pavlodar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pavlodar between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 2025, with 11.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pavlodar?
Yes: Pavlodar has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pavlodar?
In Pavlodar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 21 July 1953, and the lowest was -50.6 °C on 25 January 1969.
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