Zharkent climate — normals and trends
Zharkent (Kazakhstan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 255 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Zharkent averages 153 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 57 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Zharkent between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 9 August 1944) and the coldest -33.4 °C (on 30 November 1952).
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
ZharkentZhetysu Region
- coords
- 44.17°, 80.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
14.7°C
Average daily low
2.4°C
Annual rainfall
255mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
30.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
153 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
57 d/yr
Annual snowfall
55.2 cm
Average feels-like high
12.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.0 °C
Average peak gust
25.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
40.5 °C
9 August 1944
Coldest day
-33.4 °C
30 November 1952
Wettest day
69 mm
19 July 2004
Windiest day
47.5 km/h
21 April 2021
Strongest gust
80.6 km/h
5 June 1984
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
21 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-38.6 °C
30 November 1952
Snowiest day
18.3 cm
17 October 2018
Sunniest day
15.0 h
6 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 16 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 3.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 9 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 9.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 41 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 21.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 13 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 27.8 °C | +5.1 °C | 13 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 30.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 5 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +4.6 °C | 2 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 4 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 29 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 16.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 8 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 9.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 18 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 4.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 16 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zharkent?
Zharkent has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 255 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zharkent?
The hottest day measured in Zharkent between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1944, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zharkent?
The coldest day measured in Zharkent between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1952, at -33.4 °C.
Does it snow in Zharkent?
Yes. Zharkent gets on average 55.2 cm of snow per year and has around 153 frost days.
Has the climate of Zharkent warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Zharkent.
What is the wettest day in Zharkent?
The wettest day measured in Zharkent between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2004, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zharkent?
The windiest day measured in Zharkent between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 2021, with winds reaching 47.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zharkent?
The warmest month in Zharkent is July (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Zharkent?
Zharkent receives on average 255 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 57 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zharkent?
Zharkent 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 Zharkent?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zharkent between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2018, with 18.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zharkent?
Yes: Zharkent has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zharkent?
In Zharkent, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 21 July 2015, and the lowest was -38.6 °C on 30 November 1952.
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