Zhosaly climate — normals and trends
Zhosaly (Kazakhstan) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 126 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Zhosaly averages 140 frost days, 83 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 33 rainy days per year.
Zhosaly has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 148 to 132 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.3 °C (on 11 July 1975) and the coldest -37.5 °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
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- coords
- 45.49°, 64.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
15.3°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
126mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
22.7km/h
Seasonal range
37.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
140 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
83 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
33 d/yr
Annual snowfall
26.0 cm
Average feels-like high
11.2 °C
Average feels-like low
0.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
49 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · 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
44.3 °C
11 July 1975
Coldest day
-37.5 °C
11 February 1969
Wettest day
30 mm
18 April 2004
Windiest day
64.2 km/h
15 March 1945
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
9 March 1997
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
7 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-42.7 °C
11 February 1969
Snowiest day
12.5 cm
25 January 1983
Sunniest day
14.8 h
21 June 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.9 °C | +4.1 °C | 19 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 0.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 23 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +4.6 °C | 15 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +5.4 °C | 21 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 31.2 °C | +4.7 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 35.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 6 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 25.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 17.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +6.1 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | -0.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 12 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhosaly?
Zhosaly has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 126 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhosaly?
The hottest day measured in Zhosaly between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1975, reaching 44.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhosaly?
The coldest day measured in Zhosaly between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1969, at -37.5 °C.
Does it snow in Zhosaly?
Yes. Zhosaly gets on average 26.0 cm of snow per year and has around 140 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhosaly warmed?
Yes: Zhosaly warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhosaly?
The wettest day measured in Zhosaly between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 2004, with 30 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhosaly?
The windiest day measured in Zhosaly between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1945, with winds reaching 64.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhosaly?
The warmest month in Zhosaly is July (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhosaly?
Zhosaly receives on average 126 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 33 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhosaly?
Zhosaly gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhosaly?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhosaly between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1983, with 12.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhosaly?
Yes: Zhosaly has on average 49 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhosaly?
In Zhosaly, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 7 July 2005, and the lowest was -42.7 °C on 11 February 1969.
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