Shymkent climate — normals and trends
Shymkent (Kazakhstan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 590 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Shymkent averages 95 frost days, 83 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Shymkent has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 109 to 81 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.5 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -29.1 °C (on 18 January 1943).
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
ShymkentShymkent
- coords
- 42.31°, 69.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.7°C
Average daily high
18.8°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
590mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
28.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
95 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
83 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
86.8 cm
Average feels-like high
16.9 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
27.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
26 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.14 · 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
44.5 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-29.1 °C
18 January 1943
Wettest day
52 mm
30 October 1951
Windiest day
44.2 km/h
7 April 1959
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
21 February 2003
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-33.8 °C
21 December 1948
Snowiest day
28.4 cm
21 February 1954
Sunniest day
15.0 h
29 June 1941
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 | +1.1 °C | 60 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 7.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 49 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 14.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 49 mm | -47 mm |
| Apr | 24.2 °C | +4.5 °C | 21 mm | -70 mm |
| May | 30.1 °C | +4.8 °C | 27 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 2 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 36.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 22.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 9 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 14.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 22 mm | -41 mm |
| Dec | 7.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 119 mm | +46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shymkent?
Shymkent has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 590 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shymkent?
The hottest day measured in Shymkent between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 44.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shymkent?
The coldest day measured in Shymkent between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1943, at -29.1 °C.
Does it snow in Shymkent?
Yes. Shymkent gets on average 86.8 cm of snow per year and has around 95 frost days.
Has the climate of Shymkent warmed?
Yes: Shymkent warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shymkent?
The wettest day measured in Shymkent between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1951, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shymkent?
The windiest day measured in Shymkent between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 1959, with winds reaching 44.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shymkent?
The warmest month in Shymkent is July (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Shymkent?
Shymkent receives on average 590 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shymkent?
Shymkent gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shymkent?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shymkent between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1954, with 28.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shymkent?
Yes: Shymkent has on average 26 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shymkent?
In Shymkent, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 30 July 1983, and the lowest was -33.8 °C on 21 December 1948.
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