Kara-Kulja climate — normals and trends
Kara-Kulja (Kyrgyzstan) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.1 °C and it receives 768 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 (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Kara-Kulja averages 148 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Kara-Kulja has warmed by +1.3 °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 163 to 133 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 8 August 1944) and the coldest -30.5 °C (on 28 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
Kara-KuljaOsh Region
- coords
- 40.63°, 73.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.1°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
1.8°C
Annual rainfall
768mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
10.1km/h
Seasonal range
26.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
148 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
198.5 cm
Average feels-like high
11.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.6 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 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
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
37.2 °C
8 August 1944
Coldest day
-30.5 °C
28 November 1954
Wettest day
56 mm
6 April 1979
Windiest day
21.5 km/h
17 September 1982
Strongest gust
74.2 km/h
19 May 1983
Hottest feels-like
35.7 °C
8 August 1944
Coldest feels-like
-36.1 °C
28 November 1954
Snowiest day
25.3 cm
27 October 1987
Sunniest day
14.2 h
27 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 47 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 2.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 29 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 8.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 107 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 16.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 109 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 80 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 27 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 10 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 18 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 16.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 15 mm | -58 mm |
| Nov | 9.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 33 mm | -40 mm |
| Dec | 3.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 130 mm | +71 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kara-Kulja?
Kara-Kulja has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.1 °C and it receives 768 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kara-Kulja?
The hottest day measured in Kara-Kulja between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1944, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kara-Kulja?
The coldest day measured in Kara-Kulja between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 1954, at -30.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kara-Kulja?
Yes. Kara-Kulja gets on average 198.5 cm of snow per year and has around 148 frost days.
Has the climate of Kara-Kulja warmed?
Yes: Kara-Kulja warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kara-Kulja?
The wettest day measured in Kara-Kulja between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1979, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kara-Kulja?
The windiest day measured in Kara-Kulja between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1982, with winds reaching 21.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kara-Kulja?
The warmest month in Kara-Kulja is July (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kara-Kulja?
Kara-Kulja receives on average 768 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kara-Kulja?
Kara-Kulja gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kara-Kulja?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kara-Kulja between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 1987, with 25.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kara-Kulja?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kara-Kulja.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kara-Kulja?
In Kara-Kulja, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.7 °C on 8 August 1944, and the lowest was -36.1 °C on 28 November 1954.
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