Zhangatas climate — normals and trends
Zhangatas (Kazakhstan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 368 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Zhangatas averages 123 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Zhangatas has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 137 to 109 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -36.6 °C (on 13 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
ZhangatasZhambyl
- coords
- 43.56°, 69.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
15.5°C
Average daily low
4.8°C
Annual rainfall
368mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
20.5km/h
Seasonal range
30.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
123 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
58 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
79.6 cm
Average feels-like high
12.0 °C
Average feels-like low
1.1 °C
Average peak gust
39.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
21 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
43.3 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-36.6 °C
13 February 1969
Wettest day
45 mm
13 March 2021
Windiest day
70.5 km/h
12 January 2013
Strongest gust
128.2 km/h
12 January 2013
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-43.5 °C
25 February 1951
Snowiest day
25.3 cm
13 March 2021
Sunniest day
15.0 h
23 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 22 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 5.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 16 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 41 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 23.5 °C | +6.7 °C | 7 mm | -52 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +5.9 °C | 8 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 34.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 17.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 10 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 11.3 °C | +4.5 °C | 11 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 5.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 36 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhangatas?
Zhangatas has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 368 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhangatas?
The hottest day measured in Zhangatas between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhangatas?
The coldest day measured in Zhangatas between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1969, at -36.6 °C.
Does it snow in Zhangatas?
Yes. Zhangatas gets on average 79.6 cm of snow per year and has around 123 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhangatas warmed?
Yes: Zhangatas warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhangatas?
The wettest day measured in Zhangatas between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2021, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhangatas?
The windiest day measured in Zhangatas between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 2013, with winds reaching 70.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhangatas?
The warmest month in Zhangatas is July (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhangatas?
Zhangatas receives on average 368 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhangatas?
Zhangatas 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 Zhangatas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhangatas between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2021, with 25.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhangatas?
Yes: Zhangatas has on average 21 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhangatas?
In Zhangatas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 30 July 1983, and the lowest was -43.5 °C on 25 February 1951.
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