Stepnogorsk climate — normals and trends
Stepnogorsk (Kazakhstan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.4 °C and it receives 366 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Stepnogorsk averages 188 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Stepnogorsk has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 195 to 181 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 20 July 1940) and the coldest -43.2 °C (on 22 December 1976).
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
- 52.35°, 71.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.4°C
Average daily high
7.0°C
Average daily low
-2.5°C
Annual rainfall
366mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
21.8km/h
Seasonal range
36.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
188 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
68.4 cm
Average feels-like high
2.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
38.8 °C
20 July 1940
Coldest day
-43.2 °C
22 December 1976
Wettest day
71 mm
15 August 1967
Windiest day
69.4 km/h
1 April 1942
Strongest gust
107.6 km/h
26 April 2014
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
19 July 1940
Coldest feels-like
-50.9 °C
22 December 1976
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
12 March 1940
Sunniest day
16.0 h
11 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 | -6.8 °C | +5.8 °C | 19 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | -7.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 3 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 1.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 23 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +6.5 °C | 45 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 47 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 54 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 26.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 63 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 83 mm | +33 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 50 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 8.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 1.8 °C | +5.3 °C | 55 mm | +32 mm |
| Dec | -6.1 °C | +3.9 °C | 42 mm | +25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Stepnogorsk?
Stepnogorsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.4 °C and it receives 366 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Stepnogorsk?
The hottest day measured in Stepnogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1940, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Stepnogorsk?
The coldest day measured in Stepnogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1976, at -43.2 °C.
Does it snow in Stepnogorsk?
Yes. Stepnogorsk gets on average 68.4 cm of snow per year and has around 188 frost days.
Has the climate of Stepnogorsk warmed?
Yes: Stepnogorsk warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Stepnogorsk?
The wettest day measured in Stepnogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1967, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Stepnogorsk?
The windiest day measured in Stepnogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1942, with winds reaching 69.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Stepnogorsk?
The warmest month in Stepnogorsk is July (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Stepnogorsk?
Stepnogorsk receives on average 366 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Stepnogorsk?
Stepnogorsk gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Stepnogorsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Stepnogorsk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1940, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Stepnogorsk?
Yes: Stepnogorsk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Stepnogorsk?
In Stepnogorsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 19 July 1940, and the lowest was -50.9 °C on 22 December 1976.
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