Zhezqazghan climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Zhezqazghan?

Zhezqazghan has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 203 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhezqazghan?

The hottest day measured in Zhezqazghan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1941, reaching 42.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Zhezqazghan?

The coldest day measured in Zhezqazghan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1969, at -40.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Zhezqazghan?

Yes. Zhezqazghan gets on average 51.9 cm of snow per year and has around 172 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Zhezqazghan warmed?

Yes: Zhezqazghan warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Zhezqazghan?

The wettest day measured in Zhezqazghan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1981, with 39 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Zhezqazghan?

The windiest day measured in Zhezqazghan between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1972, with winds reaching 68.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Zhezqazghan?

The warmest month in Zhezqazghan is July (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Zhezqazghan?

Zhezqazghan receives on average 203 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 53 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Zhezqazghan?

Zhezqazghan gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Zhezqazghan (Kazakhstan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 203 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Zhezqazghan averages 172 frost days, 46 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 53 rainy days per year.

Zhezqazghan has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 180 to 164 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 23 June 1941) and the coldest -40.5 °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

ZhezqazghanUlytau Region

coords: 47.79°, 67.71°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BSkCold semi-aridWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

5.7°C

Average daily high

11.2°C

Average daily low

0.1°C

Annual rainfall

203mm

Sunshine / day

9.4h

Mean relative humidity

60%

Average peak wind

21.1km/h

Seasonal range

37.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

172 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

46 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

53 d/yr

Annual snowfall

51.9 cm

Average feels-like high

7.0 °C

Average feels-like low

-4.1 °C

Average peak gust

35.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

11 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

42.2 °C

23 June 1941

Coldest day

-40.5 °C

11 February 1969

Wettest day

39 mm

8 May 1981

Windiest day

68.0 km/h

15 March 1972

Strongest gust

97.6 km/h

12 November 1995

Hottest feels-like

40.8 °C

18 June 1988

Coldest feels-like

-46.9 °C

23 December 1976

Snowiest day

14.4 cm

23 March 2021

Sunniest day

15.0 h

24 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	40.0 °C18 July 2025	-29.5 °C23 January 2025	8.5 °C	195 mm	62	162
2024	38.3 °C27 June 2024	-29.3 °C17 February 2024	7.2 °C	244 mm	43	153
2023	40.4 °C13 July 2023	-27.9 °C12 December 2023	8.6 °C	197 mm	64	143
2022	40.0 °C25 June 2022	-26.7 °C8 December 2022	7.4 °C	165 mm	59	162
2021	40.4 °C3 July 2021	-35.0 °C9 January 2021	7.0 °C	156 mm	74	171
2020	37.1 °C18 July 2020	-33.2 °C22 December 2020	6.6 °C	165 mm	53	166
2019	39.8 °C16 July 2019	-31.3 °C8 February 2019	6.9 °C	190 mm	59	160
2018	37.7 °C9 July 2018	-30.6 °C15 January 2018	5.4 °C	169 mm	48	178
2017	39.2 °C6 July 2017	-34.3 °C12 February 2017	6.8 °C	161 mm	62	164
2016	36.2 °C12 July 2016	-27.7 °C24 December 2016	7.2 °C	254 mm	31	162
2015	38.3 °C2 July 2015	-30.7 °C27 January 2015	7.4 °C	247 mm	56	171
2014	38.0 °C20 August 2014	-33.2 °C24 February 2014	5.6 °C	180 mm	61	177
2013	36.7 °C31 July 2013	-29.2 °C4 January 2013	7.9 °C	215 mm	44	151
2012	37.8 °C19 July 2012	-35.1 °C3 February 2012	5.9 °C	215 mm	55	161
2011	36.8 °C10 July 2011	-33.1 °C20 February 2011	5.7 °C	183 mm	50	160
2010	37.1 °C1 September 2010	-30.3 °C8 February 2010	7.0 °C	165 mm	56	167
2009	35.5 °C7 July 2009	-25.4 °C8 January 2009	6.6 °C	206 mm	34	159
2008	39.9 °C30 July 2008	-31.8 °C26 January 2008	7.2 °C	174 mm	55	153
2007	39.8 °C22 June 2007	-33.2 °C25 December 2007	6.8 °C	190 mm	54	168
2006	36.9 °C20 June 2006	-37.7 °C20 January 2006	6.9 °C	161 mm	47	156
2005	40.6 °C7 July 2005	-29.2 °C27 January 2005	7.3 °C	114 mm	56	176
2004	36.9 °C19 June 2004	-28.4 °C23 December 2004	7.2 °C	250 mm	44	169
2003	36.4 °C14 August 2003	-28.4 °C2 March 2003	5.6 °C	270 mm	38	177
2002	40.9 °C9 August 2002	-32.8 °C31 December 2002	7.3 °C	244 mm	34	150
2001	36.3 °C25 June 2001	-31.8 °C28 January 2001	6.6 °C	170 mm	42	161
2000	38.2 °C29 July 2000	-25.2 °C3 January 2000	6.2 °C	200 mm	48	179
1999	37.8 °C19 August 1999	-29.6 °C4 January 1999	6.8 °C	174 mm	42	163
1998	38.8 °C24 June 1998	-33.2 °C25 January 1998	5.5 °C	214 mm	64	182
1997	37.6 °C4 July 1997	-35.0 °C17 December 1997	6.8 °C	181 mm	48	153
1996	36.6 °C30 July 1996	-35.4 °C10 January 1996	4.6 °C	234 mm	45	183
1995	37.3 °C13 August 1995	-35.2 °C12 December 1995	7.1 °C	172 mm	46	160
1994	36.7 °C23 August 1994	-36.8 °C15 February 1994	5.3 °C	145 mm	45	175
1993	37.5 °C30 June 1993	-36.8 °C3 January 1993	4.0 °C	217 mm	34	188
1992	37.8 °C13 July 1992	-26.5 °C28 February 1992	4.9 °C	208 mm	25	185
1991	36.4 °C15 June 1991	-34.8 °C16 February 1991	6.1 °C	147 mm	48	165
1990	37.5 °C19 June 1990	-34.6 °C7 January 1990	5.8 °C	242 mm	38	173
1989	39.1 °C9 July 1989	-32.8 °C15 February 1989	6.4 °C	221 mm	53	174
1988	41.8 °C19 June 1988	-28.7 °C7 February 1988	6.2 °C	201 mm	52	182
1987	36.9 °C11 August 1987	-36.4 °C21 January 1987	4.7 °C	298 mm	48	184
1986	37.9 °C14 July 1986	-32.1 °C22 February 1986	4.9 °C	204 mm	37	174
1985	37.3 °C4 July 1985	-28.4 °C13 February 1985	5.6 °C	196 mm	41	181
1984	40.2 °C12 July 1984	-34.1 °C24 February 1984	4.5 °C	135 mm	55	181
1983	39.2 °C29 July 1983	-26.6 °C4 March 1983	7.4 °C	225 mm	52	159
1982	37.1 °C30 June 1982	-36.3 °C21 January 1982	5.6 °C	201 mm	52	166
1981	37.7 °C12 July 1981	-27.0 °C1 March 1981	5.9 °C	366 mm	37	164
1980	38.2 °C13 July 1980	-34.8 °C26 January 1980	5.1 °C	208 mm	52	166
1979	39.2 °C1 August 1979	-31.3 °C27 January 1979	6.0 °C	168 mm	42	174
1978	37.8 °C14 July 1978	-37.5 °C6 February 1978	5.2 °C	297 mm	38	175
1977	37.7 °C18 June 1977	-36.8 °C23 January 1977	5.7 °C	183 mm	55	171
1976	40.6 °C11 August 1976	-39.8 °C23 December 1976	3.2 °C	224 mm	35	194
1975	40.1 °C7 July 1975	-35.7 °C3 February 1975	6.2 °C	180 mm	57	168
1974	40.0 °C7 July 1974	-38.4 °C26 February 1974	4.7 °C	134 mm	51	165
1973	39.9 °C30 July 1973	-38.1 °C22 January 1973	5.4 °C	275 mm	36	179
1972	33.5 °C25 July 1972	-36.2 °C29 January 1972	3.2 °C	297 mm	20	189
1971	36.5 °C8 July 1971	-34.0 °C15 January 1971	5.9 °C	228 mm	47	173
1970	36.7 °C21 June 1970	-31.6 °C26 January 1970	4.8 °C	185 mm	33	174
1969	37.3 °C25 June 1969	-40.5 °C11 February 1969	3.4 °C	275 mm	38	174
1968	39.7 °C10 August 1968	-31.5 °C17 December 1968	4.9 °C	208 mm	42	187
1967	36.3 °C20 June 1967	-33.2 °C17 December 1967	5.2 °C	257 mm	38	180
1966	39.3 °C7 July 1966	-30.0 °C17 December 1966	5.7 °C	158 mm	52	187
1965	37.0 °C10 July 1965	-34.2 °C30 January 1965	6.0 °C	247 mm	47	168
1964	33.1 °C9 June 1964	-29.7 °C22 January 1964	4.5 °C	273 mm	15	180
1963	37.7 °C24 June 1963	-33.1 °C7 January 1963	6.5 °C	230 mm	30	165
1962	36.9 °C25 July 1962	-32.0 °C26 December 1962	5.9 °C	222 mm	50	168
1961	35.7 °C29 May 1961	-30.0 °C30 January 1961	5.5 °C	223 mm	44	171
1960	37.4 °C13 August 1960	-31.3 °C19 November 1960	3.2 °C	250 mm	28	194
1959	34.1 °C4 September 1959	-32.7 °C10 December 1959	3.9 °C	206 mm	17	185
1958	34.0 °C4 September 1958	-35.6 °C29 December 1958	4.4 °C	337 mm	22	188
1957	37.6 °C4 July 1957	-37.1 °C2 February 1957	4.9 °C	220 mm	26	184
1956	37.0 °C21 July 1956	-35.1 °C31 December 1956	4.6 °C	203 mm	38	176
1955	38.1 °C7 August 1955	-39.2 °C29 December 1955	5.9 °C	195 mm	47	192
1954	35.8 °C30 July 1954	-36.4 °C27 February 1954	3.8 °C	216 mm	26	173
1953	39.0 °C2 July 1953	-28.9 °C29 January 1953	5.7 °C	219 mm	28	180
1952	37.8 °C30 July 1952	-31.6 °C9 January 1952	4.8 °C	199 mm	52	184
1951	36.8 °C25 July 1951	-39.2 °C13 February 1951	5.0 °C	154 mm	38	174
1950	35.5 °C18 July 1950	-36.4 °C15 January 1950	3.8 °C	104 mm	31	183
1949	38.2 °C17 July 1949	-30.4 °C16 February 1949	4.4 °C	235 mm	46	187
1948	41.0 °C23 July 1948	-37.5 °C20 December 1948	6.1 °C	215 mm	56	175
1947	37.3 °C19 July 1947	-30.4 °C9 February 1947	6.9 °C	176 mm	46	154
1946	36.2 °C27 June 1946	-36.7 °C26 January 1946	6.4 °C	121 mm	49	169
1945	37.8 °C19 June 1945	-31.7 °C1 February 1945	6.0 °C	146 mm	65	164
1944	38.6 °C30 July 1944	-26.1 °C12 December 1944	7.9 °C	107 mm	69	152
1943	39.4 °C30 July 1943	-39.9 °C18 January 1943	5.8 °C	112 mm	60	176
1942	39.9 °C21 July 1942	-30.7 °C27 December 1942	6.6 °C	165 mm	54	171
1941	42.2 °C23 June 1941	-30.7 °C16 November 1941	7.0 °C	147 mm	63	169
1940	40.1 °C5 August 1940	-36.4 °C13 January 1940	7.2 °C	172 mm	60	170

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

14.1 °C

+2.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

62 d/yr

+16

Frost days (< 0 °C)

162 d/yr

-10

Annual rainfall

195 mm

-8 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	-6.3 °C	+3.5 °C	32 mm	+14 mm
Feb	-5.0 °C	+3.5 °C	9 mm	-8 mm
Mar	3.6 °C	+3.2 °C	23 mm	+2 mm
Apr	19.9 °C	+5.3 °C	23 mm	+4 mm
May	27.1 °C	+4.4 °C	8 mm	-9 mm
Jun	30.9 °C	+2.4 °C	16 mm	-0 mm
Jul	31.8 °C	+1.4 °C	7 mm	-9 mm
Aug	29.1 °C	+0.8 °C	8 mm	-5 mm
Sep	21.0 °C	-0.7 °C	25 mm	+16 mm
Oct	13.7 °C	+2.0 °C	6 mm	-14 mm
Nov	5.7 °C	+4.7 °C	10 mm	-8 mm
Dec	-3.2 °C	+3.6 °C	28 mm	+9 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.0 °C

18 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-29.5 °C

23 Jan 2025

Wettest day

16.1 mm

13 Apr 2025

Windiest day

49.3 km/h

4 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

83.5 km/h

4 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.0 °C

17 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-35.2 °C

23 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

6.7 cm

7 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

15.0 h

27 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Zhezqazghan?

Zhezqazghan has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 203 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhezqazghan?

The hottest day measured in Zhezqazghan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1941, reaching 42.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Zhezqazghan?

The coldest day measured in Zhezqazghan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1969, at -40.5 °C.

Does it snow in Zhezqazghan?

Yes. Zhezqazghan gets on average 51.9 cm of snow per year and has around 172 frost days.

Has the climate of Zhezqazghan warmed?

Yes: Zhezqazghan warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Zhezqazghan?

The wettest day measured in Zhezqazghan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1981, with 39 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Zhezqazghan?

The windiest day measured in Zhezqazghan between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1972, with winds reaching 68.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Zhezqazghan?

The warmest month in Zhezqazghan is July (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Zhezqazghan?

Zhezqazghan receives on average 203 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 53 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Zhezqazghan?

Zhezqazghan gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhezqazghan?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhezqazghan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2021, with 14.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Zhezqazghan?

Yes: Zhezqazghan has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhezqazghan?

In Zhezqazghan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 18 June 1988, and the lowest was -46.9 °C on 23 December 1976.

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