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Kostanay, Kazakhstan climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Kostanay 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 −19°C at night. Around 352 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (53 mm) and easing off in February (15 mm). At latitude 53°N, day length swings from 7.3 hours in midwinter to 16.7 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)Kostanay climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −10 | −9 | −2 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 11 | −2 | −8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −14 | −13 | −7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 6 | −6 | −12 |
| Avg low (°C) | −19 | −18 | −12 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | −10 | −16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 19 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 37 | 41 | 53 | 38 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −10 | −9 | −2 | 11 | 21 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −14 | −13 | −7 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | −19 | −18 | −12 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 19 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 37 | 41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 25 | 19 | 11 | −2 | −8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 19 | 13 | 6 | −6 | −12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | −10 | −16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 38 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 25 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.6 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 4 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 4 | 3 | 0.6 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 20 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 59 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 64 | 64 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 97 | 93 | 71 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 62 | 73 | 87 | 95 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13.6 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 13.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 59 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 57 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 97 | 93 | 71 | 61 | 57 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13.6 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 10.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 58 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 64 | 64 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 56 | 57 | 62 | 73 | 87 | 95 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.0 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 13.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 16 years of daily observations at Kustanai, a weather station, inside the city. 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.