Shiyeli climate — normals and trends
Shiyeli (Kazakhstan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 157 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Shiyeli averages 125 frost days, 96 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 38 rainy days per year.
Shiyeli has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 134 to 116 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.8 °C (on 4 July 1942) and the coldest -35.5 °C (on 11 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
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- coords
- 44.17°, 66.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.7°C
Average daily high
17.7°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
157mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
33.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
125 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
96 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
38 d/yr
Annual snowfall
25.9 cm
Average feels-like high
14.4 °C
Average feels-like low
2.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
46 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · 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
45.8 °C
4 July 1942
Coldest day
-35.5 °C
11 February 1969
Wettest day
30 mm
30 May 1981
Windiest day
55.9 km/h
21 January 1964
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
16 March 1946
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
3 August 1984
Coldest feels-like
-40.7 °C
11 February 1969
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
19 January 2022
Sunniest day
15.0 h
3 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 13 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 30 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 31 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 25.4 °C | +5.0 °C | 4 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 31.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 35.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 37.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 20.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 12.8 °C | +4.8 °C | 9 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 2.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 29 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shiyeli?
Shiyeli has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 157 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shiyeli?
The hottest day measured in Shiyeli between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1942, reaching 45.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shiyeli?
The coldest day measured in Shiyeli between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1969, at -35.5 °C.
Does it snow in Shiyeli?
Yes. Shiyeli gets on average 25.9 cm of snow per year and has around 125 frost days.
Has the climate of Shiyeli warmed?
Yes: Shiyeli warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shiyeli?
The wettest day measured in Shiyeli between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1981, with 30 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shiyeli?
The windiest day measured in Shiyeli between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1964, with winds reaching 55.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shiyeli?
The warmest month in Shiyeli is July (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Shiyeli?
Shiyeli receives on average 157 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 38 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shiyeli?
Shiyeli gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shiyeli?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shiyeli between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 2022, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shiyeli?
Yes: Shiyeli has on average 46 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shiyeli?
In Shiyeli, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 3 August 1984, and the lowest was -40.7 °C on 11 February 1969.
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