Zhangaqorghan climate — normals and trends
Zhangaqorghan (Kazakhstan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 204 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Zhangaqorghan averages 114 frost days, 96 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 46 rainy days per year.
Zhangaqorghan has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 124 to 104 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.3 °C (on 30 July 1983) and the coldest -34.7 °C (on 11 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
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- coords
- 43.91°, 67.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.3°C
Average daily high
18.0°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
204mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
20.1km/h
Seasonal range
33.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
114 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
96 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
46 d/yr
Annual snowfall
36.6 cm
Average feels-like high
14.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
55 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · 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
46.3 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest day
-34.7 °C
11 February 1969
Wettest day
39 mm
9 April 1949
Windiest day
60.4 km/h
25 February 1988
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
26 February 1988
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-39.7 °C
11 February 1969
Snowiest day
11.3 cm
19 January 2022
Sunniest day
15.0 h
31 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 26 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 5.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 32 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 50 mm | +18 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | +4.9 °C | 3 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 1 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 34.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 36.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 21.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 13.2 °C | +4.5 °C | 7 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 3.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 42 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhangaqorghan?
Zhangaqorghan has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 204 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhangaqorghan?
The hottest day measured in Zhangaqorghan between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1983, reaching 46.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhangaqorghan?
The coldest day measured in Zhangaqorghan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1969, at -34.7 °C.
Does it snow in Zhangaqorghan?
Yes. Zhangaqorghan gets on average 36.6 cm of snow per year and has around 114 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhangaqorghan warmed?
Yes: Zhangaqorghan warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhangaqorghan?
The wettest day measured in Zhangaqorghan between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1949, with 39 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhangaqorghan?
The windiest day measured in Zhangaqorghan between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1988, with winds reaching 60.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhangaqorghan?
The warmest month in Zhangaqorghan is July (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhangaqorghan?
Zhangaqorghan receives on average 204 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 46 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhangaqorghan?
Zhangaqorghan gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhangaqorghan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhangaqorghan between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 2022, with 11.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhangaqorghan?
Yes: Zhangaqorghan has on average 55 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhangaqorghan?
In Zhangaqorghan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 30 July 1983, and the lowest was -39.7 °C on 11 February 1969.
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