Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zhosaly features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between -7 °C (20 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -29 °C (-20 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 129 mm (5.1 inches) and receives 28 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Zhosaly enjoys an average of 3825 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 45 minutes to 15 hours 36 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Zhosaly are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 30 °C (80 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -7 to -5 °C (20 - 23 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zhosaly experiences 118 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 127 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 6°C (43°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Mean maximum | 3°C (38°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Average high | -3°C (26°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -3°C (27°F) |
Daily mean | -7°C (20°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 10°C (49°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -7°C (21°F) |
Average low | -10°C (14°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -10°C (14°F) |
Mean minimum | -19°C (-2°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -2°C (30°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -21°C (-5°F) |
Minimum | -29°C (-19°F) | -29°C (-20°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -25°C (-13°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Zhosaly, Kazakhstan with other places around the world.
Zhosaly usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 4 rainy days and 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Zhosaly are June, July and August. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) | 24 (0.9) | 18 (0.7) | 13 (0.5) | 3 (0.1) | 4 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | 10 (0.4) | 19 (0.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Zhosaly are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 47 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Zhosaly: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 35 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 159 | 232 | 309 | 348 | 408 | 424 | 435 | 401 | 345 | 307 | 244 | 207 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 8m | 10h 22m | 11h 56m | 13h 32m | 14h 54m | 15h 36m | 15h 14m | 14h 1m | 12h 29m | 10h 54m | 9h 29m | 8h 45m |
Zhosaly experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure. January, February and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Zhosaly UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 |