Zhetikara climate — normals and trends
Zhetikara (Kazakhstan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.4 °C and it receives 365 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 (20.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhetikara averages 181 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 81 rainy days per year.
Zhetikara has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 190 to 172 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 18 July 2012) and the coldest -44.1 °C (on 20 January 2006).
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
ZhetikaraKostanay
- coords
- 52.19°, 61.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.4°C
Average daily high
8.2°C
Average daily low
-1.5°C
Annual rainfall
365mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
36.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
181 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
81 d/yr
Annual snowfall
82.2 cm
Average feels-like high
4.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
40.1 °C
18 July 2012
Coldest day
-44.1 °C
20 January 2006
Wettest day
49 mm
15 July 2010
Windiest day
49.3 km/h
6 November 2010
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
25 April 2014
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
10 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-49.1 °C
20 January 2006
Snowiest day
18.2 cm
8 April 1971
Sunniest day
16.0 h
12 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5.1 °C | +6.6 °C | 18 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | -6.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 25 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 3.2 °C | +5.7 °C | 21 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +6.2 °C | 55 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 21.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 69 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 49 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 41 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 25 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 19.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 28 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 11.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 18 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 3.9 °C | +5.8 °C | 29 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | -6.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 31 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhetikara?
Zhetikara has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.4 °C and it receives 365 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhetikara?
The hottest day measured in Zhetikara between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2012, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhetikara?
The coldest day measured in Zhetikara between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 2006, at -44.1 °C.
Does it snow in Zhetikara?
Yes. Zhetikara gets on average 82.2 cm of snow per year and has around 181 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhetikara warmed?
Yes: Zhetikara warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhetikara?
The wettest day measured in Zhetikara between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2010, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhetikara?
The windiest day measured in Zhetikara between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 2010, with winds reaching 49.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhetikara?
The warmest month in Zhetikara is July (20.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhetikara?
Zhetikara receives on average 365 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 81 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhetikara?
Zhetikara gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhetikara?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhetikara between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1971, with 18.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhetikara?
Yes: Zhetikara has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhetikara?
In Zhetikara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 10 July 2023, and the lowest was -49.1 °C on 20 January 2006.
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