Zhetysay climate — normals and trends
Zhetysay (Kazakhstan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 388 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 (29.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Zhetysay averages 61 frost days, 118 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 72 rainy days per year.
Zhetysay 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 76 to 46 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.2 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -28.7 °C (on 27 January 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
ZhetysayTurkistan
- coords
- 40.78°, 68.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.5°C
Average daily high
21.5°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
388mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
28.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
61 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
118 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
72 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.8 cm
Average feels-like high
19.9 °C
Average feels-like low
8.1 °C
Average peak gust
27.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
72 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
46.2 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-28.7 °C
27 January 1969
Wettest day
40 mm
22 October 1977
Windiest day
40.0 km/h
21 February 2003
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
18 April 2004
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
30 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-33.6 °C
27 January 1969
Snowiest day
16.4 cm
27 January 2006
Sunniest day
14.9 h
28 June 1956
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 29 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 9.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 45 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 18.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 37 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 27.4 °C | +4.7 °C | 31 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 33.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 9 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 36.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 8 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 38.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 35.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 24.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 4 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 15.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 14 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 9.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 115 mm | +70 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhetysay?
Zhetysay has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 388 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhetysay?
The hottest day measured in Zhetysay between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 46.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhetysay?
The coldest day measured in Zhetysay between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1969, at -28.7 °C.
Does it snow in Zhetysay?
Yes. Zhetysay gets on average 38.8 cm of snow per year and has around 61 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhetysay warmed?
Yes: Zhetysay warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhetysay?
The wettest day measured in Zhetysay between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 1977, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhetysay?
The windiest day measured in Zhetysay between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2003, with winds reaching 40.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhetysay?
The warmest month in Zhetysay is July (29.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhetysay?
Zhetysay receives on average 388 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 72 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhetysay?
Zhetysay 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 Zhetysay?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhetysay between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2006, with 16.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhetysay?
Yes: Zhetysay has on average 72 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhetysay?
In Zhetysay, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 30 July 1983, and the lowest was -33.6 °C on 27 January 1969.
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