Shalqar climate — normals and trends
Shalqar (Kazakhstan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.0 °C and it receives 194 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Shalqar averages 159 frost days, 54 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 49 rainy days per year.
Shalqar has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 168 to 150 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.6 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -39.3 °C (on 12 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
ShalqarAktobe
- coords
- 47.83°, 59.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.0°C
Average daily high
12.1°C
Average daily low
1.9°C
Annual rainfall
194mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
21.1km/h
Seasonal range
37.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
159 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
54 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
49 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.8 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
24 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
43.6 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-39.3 °C
12 January 1940
Wettest day
42 mm
14 April 2001
Windiest day
63.9 km/h
15 March 1972
Strongest gust
93.6 km/h
1 February 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
4 August 1940
Coldest feels-like
-45.9 °C
25 January 1969
Snowiest day
22.6 cm
3 November 2019
Sunniest day
15.1 h
30 June 2022
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 | -3.9 °C | +4.8 °C | 18 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | -4.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 23 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 6.5 °C | +5.4 °C | 13 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 20.1 °C | +5.1 °C | 26 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 26.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 20 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 39 mm | +25 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 19 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 23.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 8 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 15.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 5 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 8.0 °C | +6.0 °C | 7 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | -5.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 15 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shalqar?
Shalqar has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.0 °C and it receives 194 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shalqar?
The hottest day measured in Shalqar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 43.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shalqar?
The coldest day measured in Shalqar between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1940, at -39.3 °C.
Does it snow in Shalqar?
Yes. Shalqar gets on average 49.8 cm of snow per year and has around 159 frost days.
Has the climate of Shalqar warmed?
Yes: Shalqar warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shalqar?
The wettest day measured in Shalqar between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 2001, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shalqar?
The windiest day measured in Shalqar between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1972, with winds reaching 63.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shalqar?
The warmest month in Shalqar is July (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Shalqar?
Shalqar receives on average 194 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 49 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shalqar?
Shalqar gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shalqar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shalqar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 2019, with 22.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shalqar?
Yes: Shalqar has on average 24 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shalqar?
In Shalqar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 4 August 1940, and the lowest was -45.9 °C on 25 January 1969.
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