Kara Suu climate — normals and trends
Kara Suu (Kyrgyzstan) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 482 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Kara Suu averages 96 frost days, 88 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Kara Suu has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 118 to 74 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.2 °C (on 11 July 1944) and the coldest -26.0 °C (on 12 February 1950).
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 SuuOsh Region
- coords
- 40.70°, 72.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.9°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
7.4°C
Annual rainfall
482mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
29.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
96 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
88 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
47.2 cm
Average feels-like high
17.6 °C
Average feels-like low
4.9 °C
Average peak gust
23.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
29 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
43.2 °C
11 July 1944
Coldest day
-26.0 °C
12 February 1950
Wettest day
37 mm
26 October 1987
Windiest day
33.5 km/h
12 March 2010
Strongest gust
78.1 km/h
12 March 2010
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
18 July 1997
Coldest feels-like
-31.1 °C
12 February 1950
Snowiest day
17.5 cm
27 January 2006
Sunniest day
14.3 h
30 June 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 19 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 8.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 21 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 15.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 58 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 22.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 64 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 39 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 14 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 35.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 8 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 23.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 8 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 15.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 14 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 8.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 95 mm | +56 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kara Suu?
Kara Suu has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 482 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kara Suu?
The hottest day measured in Kara Suu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1944, reaching 43.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kara Suu?
The coldest day measured in Kara Suu between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1950, at -26.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kara Suu?
Yes. Kara Suu gets on average 47.2 cm of snow per year and has around 96 frost days.
Has the climate of Kara Suu warmed?
Yes: Kara Suu warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kara Suu?
The wettest day measured in Kara Suu between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 1987, with 37 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kara Suu?
The windiest day measured in Kara Suu between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2010, with winds reaching 33.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kara Suu?
The warmest month in Kara Suu is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kara Suu?
Kara Suu receives on average 482 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kara Suu?
Kara Suu 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 Kara Suu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kara Suu between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2006, with 17.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kara Suu?
Yes: Kara Suu has on average 29 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kara Suu?
In Kara Suu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 18 July 1997, and the lowest was -31.1 °C on 12 February 1950.
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