Satpayev climate — normals and trends
Satpayev (Kazakhstan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.1 °C and it receives 211 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Satpayev averages 175 frost days, 39 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 56 rainy days per year.
Satpayev has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 182 to 168 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 19 June 1988) and the coldest -40.6 °C (on 23 December 1976).
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
SatpayevUlytau Region
- coords
- 47.90°, 67.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.1°C
Average daily high
10.5°C
Average daily low
-0.4°C
Annual rainfall
211mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
21.3km/h
Seasonal range
37.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
175 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
39 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
56 d/yr
Annual snowfall
55.1 cm
Average feels-like high
6.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
41.4 °C
19 June 1988
Coldest day
-40.6 °C
23 December 1976
Wettest day
39 mm
8 May 1981
Windiest day
67.7 km/h
15 March 1972
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
15 March 1972
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
18 June 1988
Coldest feels-like
-47.6 °C
23 December 1976
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
18 April 2004
Sunniest day
15.0 h
17 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -6.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 32 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | -5.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 10 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 2.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 21 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 19.3 °C | +5.5 °C | 31 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | +4.4 °C | 10 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 25 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 8 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 12 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 20.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 24 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 6 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 5.3 °C | +4.9 °C | 10 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | -3.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 28 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Satpayev?
Satpayev has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.1 °C and it receives 211 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Satpayev?
The hottest day measured in Satpayev between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1988, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Satpayev?
The coldest day measured in Satpayev between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1976, at -40.6 °C.
Does it snow in Satpayev?
Yes. Satpayev gets on average 55.1 cm of snow per year and has around 175 frost days.
Has the climate of Satpayev warmed?
Yes: Satpayev warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Satpayev?
The wettest day measured in Satpayev between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1981, with 39 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Satpayev?
The windiest day measured in Satpayev between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1972, with winds reaching 67.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Satpayev?
The warmest month in Satpayev is July (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Satpayev?
Satpayev receives on average 211 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 56 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Satpayev?
Satpayev gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Satpayev?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Satpayev between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 2004, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Satpayev?
Yes: Satpayev has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Satpayev?
In Satpayev, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 18 June 1988, and the lowest was -47.6 °C on 23 December 1976.
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