Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan climate

BSk Cold semi-arid

Kyzylorda has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 35°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −12°C at night. Precipitation totals about 116 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 29 mm while October barely receives 1 mm.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 35°C in July.

About 74 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near −12°C in January.

About 67 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Very dry

About 116 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in January

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+1.2 °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

Kyzylorda climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	−2	1	10	21	28	34	35	33	27	18	7	0
Avg temp (°C)	−7	−4	4	13	21	26	29	27	20	11	2	−4
Avg low (°C)	−12	−10	−2	5	13	19	22	20	13	5	−3	−9
Precipitation (mm)	29	6	10	4	8	9	3	3	3	1	21	20

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	−2	1	10	21	28	34
Avg temp (°C)	−7	−4	4	13	21	26
Avg low (°C)	−12	−10	−2	5	13	19
Precipitation (mm)	29	6	10	4	8	9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	35	33	27	18	7	0
Avg temp (°C)	29	27	20	11	2	−4
Avg low (°C)	22	20	13	5	−3	−9
Precipitation (mm)	3	3	3	1	21	20

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	1	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.7	1.0
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	1	7	19	23	19	5	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	14	14	10	2	0.2	—	—	—	0.1	3	9	14

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	1	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.4
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	1	7	19
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	14	14	10	2	0.2	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.7	1.0
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	23	19	5	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	0.1	3	9	14

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	59	55	54	54	48	39	31	28	34	43	51	59
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	5	6	8	7	10	14	18	21	17	13	10	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	15	12	11	12	12	12	10	8	9	11	10	14
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	12	10	11	10	9	4	3	2	4	7	10	12
Relative humidity (%)	86	81	64	49	37	28	27	27	31	47	68	81
Wind speed (m/s)	3.6	3.7	3.9	3.7	3.6	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.0	3.2	3.4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	59	55	54	54	48	39
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	5	6	8	7	10	14
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	15	12	11	12	12	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	12	10	11	10	9	4
Relative humidity (%)	86	81	64	49	37	28
Wind speed (m/s)	3.6	3.7	3.9	3.7	3.6	3.3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	31	28	34	43	51	59
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	18	21	17	13	10	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	8	9	11	10	14
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	3	2	4	7	10	12
Relative humidity (%)	27	27	31	47	68	81
Wind speed (m/s)	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.0	3.2	3.4

Methodology & sources

Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.

Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 3 years of daily observations at Kyzylorda, 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.

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