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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 80°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 1°F at night. Around 14 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (1.8 inches) and easing off in September (0.8 inches).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsKaragandy climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 16 | 19 | 29 | 55 | 69 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 67 | 52 | 31 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 8 | 11 | 21 | 43 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 66 | 55 | 42 | 24 | 12 |
| Avg low (°F) | 1 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 58 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 16 | 5 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 16 | 19 | 29 | 55 | 69 | 78 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 8 | 11 | 21 | 43 | 57 | 66 |
| Avg low (°F) | 1 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 45 | 55 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 80 | 78 | 67 | 52 | 31 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 69 | 66 | 55 | 42 | 24 | 12 |
| Avg low (°F) | 58 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 16 | 5 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
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 ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.6 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 3 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days) | 3 | 3 | 0.6 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 (mph) | 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 8.7 |
| 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 (mph) | 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.5 |
| 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 (mph) | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 8.7 |
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.