Taraz climate — normals and trends
Taraz (Kazakhstan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 378 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Taraz averages 128 frost days, 73 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.
Taraz has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 147 to 109 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.1 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -39.2 °C (on 28 January 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
- 42.90°, 71.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
16.8°C
Average daily low
4.4°C
Annual rainfall
378mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
31.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
128 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
73 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
76 d/yr
Annual snowfall
73.2 cm
Average feels-like high
14.6 °C
Average feels-like low
1.6 °C
Average peak gust
25.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
45.1 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-39.2 °C
28 January 1969
Wettest day
54 mm
29 April 1967
Windiest day
47.7 km/h
4 November 2016
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
4 November 2016
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-43.7 °C
28 January 1969
Snowiest day
24.6 cm
4 March 1955
Sunniest day
14.8 h
4 July 1945
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 | 2.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 23 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 5.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 21 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 34 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 23.8 °C | +5.5 °C | 30 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 30.8 °C | +6.3 °C | 8 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 35.0 °C | +4.6 °C | 5 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 37.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 19.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 13 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 13.1 °C | +5.3 °C | 16 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +5.0 °C | 53 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Taraz?
Taraz has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 378 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taraz?
The hottest day measured in Taraz between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 45.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Taraz?
The coldest day measured in Taraz between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1969, at -39.2 °C.
Does it snow in Taraz?
Yes. Taraz gets on average 73.2 cm of snow per year and has around 128 frost days.
Has the climate of Taraz warmed?
Yes: Taraz warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Taraz?
The wettest day measured in Taraz between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1967, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Taraz?
The windiest day measured in Taraz between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 2016, with winds reaching 47.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Taraz?
The warmest month in Taraz is July (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Taraz?
Taraz receives on average 378 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Taraz?
Taraz gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Taraz?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Taraz between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1955, with 24.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Taraz?
Yes: Taraz has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Taraz?
In Taraz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 30 July 1983, and the lowest was -43.7 °C on 28 January 1969.
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