Sarykemer climate — normals and trends
Sarykemer (Kazakhstan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 407 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Sarykemer averages 127 frost days, 67 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Sarykemer has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 145 to 109 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.5 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -36.6 °C (on 26 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
SarykemerZhambyl
- coords
- 43.01°, 71.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.4°C
Average daily high
16.6°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
407mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
30.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
127 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
67 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
80.0 cm
Average feels-like high
14.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.8 °C
Average peak gust
26.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
44.5 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-36.6 °C
26 February 1951
Wettest day
54 mm
29 April 1967
Windiest day
46.1 km/h
27 December 2017
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
27 December 2017
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
18 July 1997
Coldest feels-like
-41.2 °C
26 February 1951
Snowiest day
25.0 cm
4 March 1955
Sunniest day
14.8 h
4 July 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 25 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 5.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 26 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 13.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 39 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 23.2 °C | +5.3 °C | 27 mm | -38 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | +6.0 °C | 7 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | +4.6 °C | 6 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 36.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 33.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 4 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 19.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 14 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 13.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 20 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 6.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 64 mm | +23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sarykemer?
Sarykemer has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 407 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sarykemer?
The hottest day measured in Sarykemer between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 44.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sarykemer?
The coldest day measured in Sarykemer between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1951, at -36.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sarykemer?
Yes. Sarykemer gets on average 80.0 cm of snow per year and has around 127 frost days.
Has the climate of Sarykemer warmed?
Yes: Sarykemer warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sarykemer?
The wettest day measured in Sarykemer between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1967, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sarykemer?
The windiest day measured in Sarykemer between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 2017, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sarykemer?
The warmest month in Sarykemer is July (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Sarykemer?
Sarykemer receives on average 407 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sarykemer?
Sarykemer gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sarykemer?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sarykemer between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1955, with 25.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sarykemer?
Yes: Sarykemer has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sarykemer?
In Sarykemer, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 18 July 1997, and the lowest was -41.2 °C on 26 February 1951.
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