Petropavl climate — normals and trends
Petropavl (Kazakhstan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.0 °C and it receives 444 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 (19.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Petropavl averages 186 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Petropavl has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 194 to 178 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 12 July 2023) and the coldest -45.3 °C (on 8 December 1968).
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
PetropavlNorth Kazakhstan
- coords
- 54.87°, 69.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.0°C
Average daily high
6.4°C
Average daily low
-2.5°C
Annual rainfall
444mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
36.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
186 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
93.2 cm
Average feels-like high
2.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
39.1 °C
12 July 2023
Coldest day
-45.3 °C
8 December 1968
Wettest day
51 mm
13 July 2005
Windiest day
51.5 km/h
2 May 2007
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
2 May 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
17 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-50.5 °C
8 December 1968
Snowiest day
16.9 cm
19 April 1945
Sunniest day
17.0 h
25 June 2008
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 | -7.5 °C | +5.6 °C | 22 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -5.9 °C | +5.2 °C | 17 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 1.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 25 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 15.0 °C | +5.9 °C | 32 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 92 mm | +50 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 67 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 80 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 21.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 57 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 16.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 50 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 7.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 9 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 1.6 °C | +5.6 °C | 48 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | -6.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 28 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Petropavl?
Petropavl has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.0 °C and it receives 444 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Petropavl?
The hottest day measured in Petropavl between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2023, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Petropavl?
The coldest day measured in Petropavl between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1968, at -45.3 °C.
Does it snow in Petropavl?
Yes. Petropavl gets on average 93.2 cm of snow per year and has around 186 frost days.
Has the climate of Petropavl warmed?
Yes: Petropavl warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Petropavl?
The wettest day measured in Petropavl between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2005, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Petropavl?
The windiest day measured in Petropavl between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 2007, with winds reaching 51.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Petropavl?
The warmest month in Petropavl is July (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Petropavl?
Petropavl receives on average 444 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Petropavl?
Petropavl gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Petropavl?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Petropavl between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1945, with 16.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Petropavl?
Yes: Petropavl has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Petropavl?
In Petropavl, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 17 July 1953, and the lowest was -50.5 °C on 8 December 1968.
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