Shardara climate — normals and trends
Shardara (Kazakhstan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 293 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 (30.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Shardara averages 60 frost days, 99 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 60 rainy days per year.
Shardara has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 73 to 47 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -29.9 °C (on 12 February 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
ShardaraTurkistan
- coords
- 41.26°, 67.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.2°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
11.3°C
Annual rainfall
293mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
30.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
60 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
99 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
60 d/yr
Annual snowfall
29.9 cm
Average feels-like high
17.8 °C
Average feels-like low
8.9 °C
Average peak gust
25.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
102 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
43.1 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-29.9 °C
12 February 1969
Wettest day
42 mm
4 March 1953
Windiest day
48.7 km/h
27 May 1956
Strongest gust
78.1 km/h
18 April 2004
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-35.1 °C
12 February 1969
Snowiest day
14.6 cm
21 February 1954
Sunniest day
15.0 h
23 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 25 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 32 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 15.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 24 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 25.7 °C | +4.8 °C | 10 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 31.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 10 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 34.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 36.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 33.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 2 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 13.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 10 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 7.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 80 mm | +42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shardara?
Shardara has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 293 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shardara?
The hottest day measured in Shardara between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shardara?
The coldest day measured in Shardara between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1969, at -29.9 °C.
Does it snow in Shardara?
Yes. Shardara gets on average 29.9 cm of snow per year and has around 60 frost days.
Has the climate of Shardara warmed?
Yes: Shardara warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shardara?
The wettest day measured in Shardara between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1953, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shardara?
The windiest day measured in Shardara between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1956, with winds reaching 48.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shardara?
The warmest month in Shardara is July (30.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Shardara?
Shardara receives on average 293 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 60 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shardara?
Shardara gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shardara?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shardara between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1954, with 14.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shardara?
Yes: Shardara has on average 102 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shardara?
In Shardara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 30 July 1983, and the lowest was -35.1 °C on 12 February 1969.
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