Saran climate — normals and trends
Saran (Kazakhstan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.4 °C and it receives 345 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Saran averages 184 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
Saran has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 193 to 175 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 10 August 2002) and the coldest -42.7 °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
SaranKaraganda
- coords
- 49.80°, 72.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.4°C
Average daily high
8.3°C
Average daily low
-1.7°C
Annual rainfall
345mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
22.0km/h
Seasonal range
35.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
184 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
83.7 cm
Average feels-like high
4.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.5 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
39.4 °C
10 August 2002
Coldest day
-42.7 °C
25 January 1969
Wettest day
40 mm
20 July 1960
Windiest day
78.7 km/h
26 February 2007
Strongest gust
108.0 km/h
17 February 2004
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
7 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-48.2 °C
25 January 1969
Snowiest day
18.3 cm
30 March 2018
Sunniest day
15.5 h
20 June 2024
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 | -7.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 32 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | -6.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 5 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 0.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 20 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +6.4 °C | 27 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 24.6 °C | +5.2 °C | 35 mm | 0 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 50 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 16 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 31 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 36 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 9.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 3.4 °C | +5.2 °C | 38 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | -4.1 °C | +4.5 °C | 35 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Saran?
Saran has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.4 °C and it receives 345 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Saran?
The hottest day measured in Saran between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2002, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Saran?
The coldest day measured in Saran between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1969, at -42.7 °C.
Does it snow in Saran?
Yes. Saran gets on average 83.7 cm of snow per year and has around 184 frost days.
Has the climate of Saran warmed?
Yes: Saran warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Saran?
The wettest day measured in Saran between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1960, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Saran?
The windiest day measured in Saran between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 2007, with winds reaching 78.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Saran?
The warmest month in Saran is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Saran?
Saran receives on average 345 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Saran?
Saran 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 Saran?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Saran between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2018, with 18.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Saran?
Yes: Saran has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Saran?
In Saran, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 7 July 2005, and the lowest was -48.2 °C on 25 January 1969.
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