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Kokshetau, Kazakhstan climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Kokshetau has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 25°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −19°C at night. Precipitation totals about 381 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 77 mm while February barely receives 15 mm. At latitude 55°N, day length swings from 7.0 hours in midwinter to 17.0 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Kokshetau climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −11 | −10 | −3 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 9 | −4 | −10 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −15 | −15 | −8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 4 | −8 | −14 |
| Avg low (°C) | −19 | −19 | −13 | −1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | −12 | −18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 22 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 42 | 77 | 50 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −11 | −10 | −3 | 10 | 20 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −15 | −15 | −8 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | −19 | −19 | −13 | −1 | 6 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 22 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 23 | 16 | 9 | −4 | −10 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 19 | 17 | 11 | 4 | −8 | −14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | −12 | −18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 77 | 50 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 22 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 0.1 | — | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 2 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 22 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 22 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 60 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 65 | 65 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 97 | 94 | 76 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 69 | 79 | 91 | 96 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 14.0 | 12.2 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 14.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 60 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 60 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 97 | 94 | 76 | 65 | 64 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 14.0 | 12.2 | 10.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 65 | 65 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 65 | 64 | 69 | 79 | 91 | 96 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 14.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Petropavlovsk, a weather station, about 173 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.