Shalkar climate — normals and trends
Shalkar (Kazakhstan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 231 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Shalkar averages 137 frost days, 62 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 57 rainy days per year.
Shalkar has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 150 to 124 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.0 °C (on 6 August 1940) and the coldest -39.0 °C (on 9 January 1940).
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
ShalkarAtyrau Oblisi
- coords
- 48.03°, 48.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
231mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
23.0km/h
Seasonal range
34.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
137 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
62 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
57 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.9 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
0.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
41 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
44.0 °C
6 August 1940
Coldest day
-39.0 °C
9 January 1940
Wettest day
40 mm
16 May 1960
Windiest day
64.2 km/h
2 May 2012
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
2 May 2012
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
12 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-44.4 °C
9 January 1940
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
4 April 1965
Sunniest day
15.1 h
29 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.6 °C | +6.3 °C | 12 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | -2.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 8 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +7.2 °C | 14 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 20.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 13 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 25.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 27 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 29 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 15 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 11 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 13 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 16.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 55 mm | +32 mm |
| Nov | 9.5 °C | +5.2 °C | 5 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 0.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 22 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shalkar?
Shalkar has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 231 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shalkar?
The hottest day measured in Shalkar between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1940, reaching 44.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shalkar?
The coldest day measured in Shalkar between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1940, at -39.0 °C.
Does it snow in Shalkar?
Yes. Shalkar gets on average 43.9 cm of snow per year and has around 137 frost days.
Has the climate of Shalkar warmed?
Yes: Shalkar warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shalkar?
The wettest day measured in Shalkar between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1960, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shalkar?
The windiest day measured in Shalkar between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 2012, with winds reaching 64.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shalkar?
The warmest month in Shalkar is July (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Shalkar?
Shalkar receives on average 231 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 57 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shalkar?
Shalkar gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shalkar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shalkar between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1965, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shalkar?
Yes: Shalkar has on average 41 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shalkar?
In Shalkar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 12 July 2010, and the lowest was -44.4 °C on 9 January 1940.
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