Temirtau climate — normals and trends
Temirtau (Kazakhstan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.0 °C and it receives 351 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Temirtau averages 187 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Temirtau has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 195 to 179 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 10 August 2002) and the coldest -42.3 °C (on 25 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
TemirtauKaraganda
- coords
- 50.05°, 72.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.0°C
Average daily high
7.9°C
Average daily low
-2.0°C
Annual rainfall
351mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
22.2km/h
Seasonal range
35.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
187 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
84.7 cm
Average feels-like high
3.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 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
39.2 °C
10 August 2002
Coldest day
-42.3 °C
25 January 1969
Wettest day
37 mm
20 July 1960
Windiest day
77.8 km/h
17 February 2004
Strongest gust
109.1 km/h
17 February 2004
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
7 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-49.1 °C
16 December 2012
Snowiest day
19.3 cm
30 March 2018
Sunniest day
15.7 h
15 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -7.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 31 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | -6.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 5 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 0.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 20 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +6.5 °C | 29 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 24.0 °C | +4.9 °C | 43 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 56 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 21 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 24.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 29 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 17.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 42 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 8.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 2 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 2.9 °C | +5.2 °C | 40 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | -4.4 °C | +4.6 °C | 35 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Temirtau?
Temirtau has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.0 °C and it receives 351 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Temirtau?
The hottest day measured in Temirtau between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2002, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Temirtau?
The coldest day measured in Temirtau between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1969, at -42.3 °C.
Does it snow in Temirtau?
Yes. Temirtau gets on average 84.7 cm of snow per year and has around 187 frost days.
Has the climate of Temirtau warmed?
Yes: Temirtau warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Temirtau?
The wettest day measured in Temirtau between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1960, with 37 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Temirtau?
The windiest day measured in Temirtau between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2004, with winds reaching 77.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Temirtau?
The warmest month in Temirtau is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Temirtau?
Temirtau receives on average 351 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Temirtau?
Temirtau gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Temirtau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Temirtau between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2018, with 19.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Temirtau?
Yes: Temirtau has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Temirtau?
In Temirtau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 7 July 2005, and the lowest was -49.1 °C on 16 December 2012.
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