Shakhtinsk climate — normals and trends
Shakhtinsk (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 348 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.
Shakhtinsk averages 184 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Shakhtinsk has warmed by +2.0 °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 -42.4 °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
ShakhtinskKaraganda
- coords
- 49.71°, 72.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.4°C
Average daily high
8.4°C
Average daily low
-1.7°C
Annual rainfall
348mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
21.0km/h
Seasonal range
35.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
184 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
84.8 cm
Average feels-like high
4.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
-42.4 °C
25 January 1969
Wettest day
37 mm
22 July 2011
Windiest day
74.4 km/h
26 February 2007
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
16 February 2004
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
19 June 1988
Coldest feels-like
-47.9 °C
16 December 2012
Snowiest day
17.8 cm
30 March 2018
Sunniest day
15.5 h
15 June 2023
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 | 33 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | -6.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 6 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 1.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 20 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 17.7 °C | +6.6 °C | 26 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | +5.3 °C | 31 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 52 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 16 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 31 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 18.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 33 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 9.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 3.4 °C | +5.1 °C | 38 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | -4.0 °C | +4.6 °C | 37 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shakhtinsk?
Shakhtinsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.4 °C and it receives 348 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shakhtinsk?
The hottest day measured in Shakhtinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2002, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shakhtinsk?
The coldest day measured in Shakhtinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1969, at -42.4 °C.
Does it snow in Shakhtinsk?
Yes. Shakhtinsk gets on average 84.8 cm of snow per year and has around 184 frost days.
Has the climate of Shakhtinsk warmed?
Yes: Shakhtinsk warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shakhtinsk?
The wettest day measured in Shakhtinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2011, with 37 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shakhtinsk?
The windiest day measured in Shakhtinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 2007, with winds reaching 74.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shakhtinsk?
The warmest month in Shakhtinsk is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Shakhtinsk?
Shakhtinsk receives on average 348 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shakhtinsk?
Shakhtinsk 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 Shakhtinsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shakhtinsk between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2018, with 17.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shakhtinsk?
Yes: Shakhtinsk has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shakhtinsk?
In Shakhtinsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 19 June 1988, and the lowest was -47.9 °C on 16 December 2012.
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