Sarkand climate — normals and trends
Sarkand (Kazakhstan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 512 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Sarkand averages 180 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
Sarkand has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 186 to 174 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 9 August 1944) and the coldest -37.0 °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
SarkandZhetysu Region
- coords
- 45.41°, 79.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.5°C
Average daily high
11.5°C
Average daily low
-0.7°C
Annual rainfall
512mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
9.1km/h
Seasonal range
31.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
180 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
120.1 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.9 °C
Average peak gust
25.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.018
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
41.2 °C
9 August 1944
Coldest day
-37.0 °C
25 February 1951
Wettest day
45 mm
11 August 2005
Windiest day
40.0 km/h
18 April 1998
Strongest gust
103.7 km/h
18 April 1998
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
14 July 1952
Coldest feels-like
-41.5 °C
25 February 1951
Snowiest day
21.1 cm
2 March 1968
Sunniest day
15.0 h
31 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 29 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | -1.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 5 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 5.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 61 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 18.5 °C | +4.8 °C | 60 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 24.2 °C | +4.7 °C | 43 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +4.6 °C | 20 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 31 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 30 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 48 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 40 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 6.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 54 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | -1.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 52 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sarkand?
Sarkand has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 512 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sarkand?
The hottest day measured in Sarkand between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1944, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sarkand?
The coldest day measured in Sarkand between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1951, at -37.0 °C.
Does it snow in Sarkand?
Yes. Sarkand gets on average 120.1 cm of snow per year and has around 180 frost days.
Has the climate of Sarkand warmed?
Yes: Sarkand warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sarkand?
The wettest day measured in Sarkand between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2005, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sarkand?
The windiest day measured in Sarkand between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 1998, with winds reaching 40.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sarkand?
The warmest month in Sarkand is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Sarkand?
Sarkand receives on average 512 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sarkand?
Sarkand gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sarkand?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sarkand between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1968, with 21.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sarkand?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sarkand.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sarkand?
In Sarkand, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 14 July 1952, and the lowest was -41.5 °C on 25 February 1951.
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