Talghar climate — normals and trends
Talghar (Kazakhstan) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.9 °C and it receives 1,095 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 (14.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Talghar averages 201 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Talghar has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 206 to 196 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.8 °C (on 9 August 1944) and the coldest -31.3 °C (on 25 February 1951).
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
TalgharAlmaty Region
- coords
- 43.30°, 77.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.9°C
Average daily high
6.0°C
Average daily low
-2.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,095mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
25.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
201 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
321.7 cm
Average feels-like high
3.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
29.8 °C
9 August 1944
Coldest day
-31.3 °C
25 February 1951
Wettest day
47 mm
28 April 1994
Windiest day
24.6 km/h
29 August 1944
Strongest gust
85.7 km/h
23 May 2018
Hottest feels-like
30.3 °C
2 August 1979
Coldest feels-like
-36.3 °C
25 February 1951
Snowiest day
17.4 cm
3 May 1974
Sunniest day
14.5 h
20 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -6.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 45 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | -3.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 20 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 2.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 93 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 10.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 84 mm | -61 mm |
| May | 16.1 °C | +4.8 °C | 167 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 19.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 140 mm | +22 mm |
| Jul | 21.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 102 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 19.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 105 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 14.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 164 mm | +66 mm |
| Oct | 8.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 74 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 3.1 °C | +3.9 °C | 34 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | -2.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 59 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Talghar?
Talghar has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.9 °C and it receives 1,095 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Talghar?
The hottest day measured in Talghar between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1944, reaching 29.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Talghar?
The coldest day measured in Talghar between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1951, at -31.3 °C.
Does it snow in Talghar?
Yes. Talghar gets on average 321.7 cm of snow per year and has around 201 frost days.
Has the climate of Talghar warmed?
Yes: Talghar warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Talghar?
The wettest day measured in Talghar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1994, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Talghar?
The windiest day measured in Talghar between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1944, with winds reaching 24.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Talghar?
The warmest month in Talghar is July (14.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Talghar?
Talghar receives on average 1,095 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Talghar?
Talghar gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Talghar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Talghar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 1974, with 17.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Talghar?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Talghar.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Talghar?
In Talghar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.3 °C on 2 August 1979, and the lowest was -36.3 °C on 25 February 1951.
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