Karagandy, Kazakhstan climate

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental

Karagandy has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 27°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −17°C at night. Around 343 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (45 mm) and easing off in September (19 mm).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 27°C in July.

About 10 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Bitterly cold

Lows near −17°C in January.

About 114 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 343 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in July

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.4 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Karagandy climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	−9	−7	−2	13	20	26	27	25	19	11	0	−7
Avg temp (°C)	−13	−12	−6	6	14	19	20	19	13	6	−4	−11
Avg low (°C)	−17	−17	−10	0	7	13	14	12	6	0	−9	−15
Precipitation (mm)	25	23	22	29	43	39	45	24	19	21	27	26

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	−9	−7	−2	13	20	26
Avg temp (°C)	−13	−12	−6	6	14	19
Avg low (°C)	−17	−17	−10	0	7	13
Precipitation (mm)	25	23	22	29	43	39

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	27	25	19	11	0	−7
Avg temp (°C)	20	19	13	6	−4	−11
Avg low (°C)	14	12	6	0	−9	−15
Precipitation (mm)	45	24	19	21	27	26

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	6	6	4	5	5	5	3	3	4	6	7
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.4	3	3	3	0.6	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	19	18	18	9	2	0.1	—	—	2	10	17	19

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	6	6	4	5	5
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.4	3
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	19	18	18	9	2	0.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	5	3	3	4	6	7
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	3	3	0.6	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	2	10	17	19

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	54	52	56	59	57	57	58	51	52	59	62	60
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	7	6	6	7	5	6	9	9	8	5	4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	16	14	14	12	13	13	13	12	10	8	12	16
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	9	8	11	13	12	11	12	9	11	15	13	11
Relative humidity (%)	96	96	89	62	52	51	53	50	54	65	82	93
Wind speed (m/s)	3.9	4.1	4.0	3.6	3.3	2.9	2.7	2.8	2.9	3.3	3.7	3.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	54	52	56	59	57	57
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	7	6	6	7	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	16	14	14	12	13	13
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	9	8	11	13	12	11
Relative humidity (%)	96	96	89	62	52	51
Wind speed (m/s)	3.9	4.1	4.0	3.6	3.3	2.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	58	51	52	59	62	60
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	9	9	8	5	4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	12	10	8	12	16
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	12	9	11	15	13	11
Relative humidity (%)	53	50	54	65	82	93
Wind speed (m/s)	2.7	2.8	2.9	3.3	3.7	3.9

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 16 years of daily observations at Karaganda, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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