Ala-Buka climate — normals and trends
Ala-Buka (Kyrgyzstan) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.2 °C and it receives 884 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 (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Ala-Buka averages 164 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Ala-Buka has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 177 to 151 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 8 August 1944) and the coldest -28.2 °C (on 27 November 1954).
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
Ala-BukaJalal-Abad Region
- coords
- 41.41°, 71.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.2°C
Average daily high
10.1°C
Average daily low
0.6°C
Annual rainfall
884mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
9.7km/h
Seasonal range
26.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
164 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
215.1 cm
Average feels-like high
8.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.9 °C
Average peak gust
24.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
34.3 °C
8 August 1944
Coldest day
-28.2 °C
27 November 1954
Wettest day
54 mm
15 October 2024
Windiest day
18.2 km/h
12 December 1941
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
17 September 1982
Hottest feels-like
33.9 °C
18 July 1997
Coldest feels-like
-34.0 °C
27 November 1954
Snowiest day
19.4 cm
2 January 1999
Sunniest day
14.6 h
4 July 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -3.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 41 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 1.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 34 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 6.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 84 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 14.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 78 mm | -44 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 93 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 44 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 25.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 62 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 24 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 28 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 41 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 7.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 37 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 0.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 119 mm | +57 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ala-Buka?
Ala-Buka has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.2 °C and it receives 884 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ala-Buka?
The hottest day measured in Ala-Buka between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1944, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ala-Buka?
The coldest day measured in Ala-Buka between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1954, at -28.2 °C.
Does it snow in Ala-Buka?
Yes. Ala-Buka gets on average 215.1 cm of snow per year and has around 164 frost days.
Has the climate of Ala-Buka warmed?
Yes: Ala-Buka warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ala-Buka?
The wettest day measured in Ala-Buka between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 2024, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ala-Buka?
The windiest day measured in Ala-Buka between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1941, with winds reaching 18.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ala-Buka?
The warmest month in Ala-Buka is July (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Ala-Buka?
Ala-Buka receives on average 884 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ala-Buka?
Ala-Buka 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 Ala-Buka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ala-Buka between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1999, with 19.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ala-Buka?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ala-Buka.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ala-Buka?
In Ala-Buka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.9 °C on 18 July 1997, and the lowest was -34.0 °C on 27 November 1954.
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