Shemonaīkha climate — normals and trends
Shemonaīkha (Kazakhstan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.6 °C and it receives 645 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 (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shemonaīkha averages 191 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Shemonaīkha has warmed by +1.9 °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 198 to 184 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 11 July 1974) and the coldest -46.8 °C (on 7 January 2001).
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
ShemonaīkhaEast Kazakhstan
- coords
- 50.63°, 81.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.6°C
Average daily high
7.6°C
Average daily low
-2.8°C
Annual rainfall
645mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
34.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
191 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
174.7 cm
Average feels-like high
4.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
39.3 °C
11 July 1974
Coldest day
-46.8 °C
7 January 2001
Wettest day
45 mm
7 August 2004
Windiest day
49.0 km/h
23 February 1942
Strongest gust
115.6 km/h
11 October 1959
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
21 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-52.2 °C
7 January 2001
Snowiest day
21.8 cm
2 December 1968
Sunniest day
15.2 h
19 June 1940
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 | -6.1 °C | +5.2 °C | 70 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | -7.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 13 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 0.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 32 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 16.1 °C | +6.6 °C | 53 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 68 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +4.2 °C | 59 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 70 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 112 mm | +55 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 64 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 6.7 °C | -2.1 °C | 33 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 1.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 94 mm | +29 mm |
| Dec | -5.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 81 mm | +27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shemonaīkha?
Shemonaīkha has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.6 °C and it receives 645 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shemonaīkha?
The hottest day measured in Shemonaīkha between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1974, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shemonaīkha?
The coldest day measured in Shemonaīkha between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2001, at -46.8 °C.
Does it snow in Shemonaīkha?
Yes. Shemonaīkha gets on average 174.7 cm of snow per year and has around 191 frost days.
Has the climate of Shemonaīkha warmed?
Yes: Shemonaīkha warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shemonaīkha?
The wettest day measured in Shemonaīkha between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2004, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shemonaīkha?
The windiest day measured in Shemonaīkha between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1942, with winds reaching 49.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shemonaīkha?
The warmest month in Shemonaīkha is July (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Shemonaīkha?
Shemonaīkha receives on average 645 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shemonaīkha?
Shemonaīkha 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 Shemonaīkha?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shemonaīkha between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1968, with 21.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shemonaīkha?
Yes: Shemonaīkha has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shemonaīkha?
In Shemonaīkha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 21 July 1953, and the lowest was -52.2 °C on 7 January 2001.
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