Ridder climate — normals and trends
Ridder (Kazakhstan) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.9 °C and it receives 1,244 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 (14.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ridder averages 231 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Ridder has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 238 to 224 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.2 °C (on 11 July 1974) and the coldest -42.5 °C (on 25 February 1951).
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
RidderEast Kazakhstan
- coords
- 50.35°, 83.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.9°C
Average daily high
4.3°C
Average daily low
-6.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,244mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
10.0km/h
Seasonal range
31.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
231 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
399.0 cm
Average feels-like high
1.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-9.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °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
32.2 °C
11 July 1974
Coldest day
-42.5 °C
25 February 1951
Wettest day
80 mm
11 August 2023
Windiest day
30.1 km/h
11 December 1952
Strongest gust
106.9 km/h
11 December 1952
Hottest feels-like
35.6 °C
22 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-47.4 °C
25 February 1951
Snowiest day
31.2 cm
25 February 1992
Sunniest day
15.2 h
11 June 1940
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 | -8.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 146 mm | +82 mm |
| Feb | -5.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 18 mm | -41 mm |
| Mar | -1.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 92 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 10.2 °C | +4.7 °C | 115 mm | +23 mm |
| May | 16.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 137 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 21.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 164 mm | +37 mm |
| Jul | 21.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 170 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 17.4 °C | -1.4 °C | 283 mm | +161 mm |
| Sep | 14.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 167 mm | +68 mm |
| Oct | 3.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 69 mm | -61 mm |
| Nov | -3.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 141 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | -7.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 129 mm | +39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ridder?
Ridder has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.9 °C and it receives 1,244 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ridder?
The hottest day measured in Ridder between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1974, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ridder?
The coldest day measured in Ridder between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1951, at -42.5 °C.
Does it snow in Ridder?
Yes. Ridder gets on average 399.0 cm of snow per year and has around 231 frost days.
Has the climate of Ridder warmed?
Yes: Ridder warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ridder?
The wettest day measured in Ridder between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2023, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ridder?
The windiest day measured in Ridder between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1952, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ridder?
The warmest month in Ridder is July (14.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ridder?
Ridder receives on average 1,244 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ridder?
Ridder gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ridder?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ridder between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1992, with 31.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ridder?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ridder.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ridder?
In Ridder, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.6 °C on 22 July 1953, and the lowest was -47.4 °C on 25 February 1951.
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