Turkestan climate — normals and trends
Turkestan (Kazakhstan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 264 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 (29.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Turkestan averages 98 frost days, 106 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.
Turkestan has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 109 to 87 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.4 °C (on 30 July 1983) and the coldest -36.0 °C (on 12 February 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
TurkestanTurkistan
- coords
- 43.29°, 68.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.5°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
7.9°C
Annual rainfall
264mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
32.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
98 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
106 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
54 d/yr
Annual snowfall
34.9 cm
Average feels-like high
16.5 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
62 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
47.4 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest day
-36.0 °C
12 February 1969
Wettest day
36 mm
25 February 1953
Windiest day
57.4 km/h
26 February 1988
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
26 February 1988
Hottest feels-like
47.7 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-41.7 °C
12 February 1969
Snowiest day
10.9 cm
26 January 1974
Sunniest day
15.0 h
16 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 30 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 7.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 25 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 14.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 40 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 26.9 °C | +5.9 °C | 5 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 32.8 °C | +4.8 °C | 3 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 35.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 38.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 34.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 13.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 4 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 5.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 56 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Turkestan?
Turkestan has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 264 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Turkestan?
The hottest day measured in Turkestan between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1983, reaching 47.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Turkestan?
The coldest day measured in Turkestan between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1969, at -36.0 °C.
Does it snow in Turkestan?
Yes. Turkestan gets on average 34.9 cm of snow per year and has around 98 frost days.
Has the climate of Turkestan warmed?
Yes: Turkestan warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Turkestan?
The wettest day measured in Turkestan between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1953, with 36 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Turkestan?
The windiest day measured in Turkestan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1988, with winds reaching 57.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Turkestan?
The warmest month in Turkestan is July (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Turkestan?
Turkestan receives on average 264 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Turkestan?
Turkestan gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Turkestan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Turkestan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1974, with 10.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Turkestan?
Yes: Turkestan has on average 62 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Turkestan?
In Turkestan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 30 July 1983, and the lowest was -41.7 °C on 12 February 1969.
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