Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chiganak features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -4 °C (24 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -24 °C (-11 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (111 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 172 mm (6.8 inches) and receives 41 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chiganak enjoys an average of 3881 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 50 minutes to 15 hours 31 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Chiganak 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 -4 to -2 °C (24 - 28 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chiganak experiences 124 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 114 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 12°C (53°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 43°C (111°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Mean maximum | 7°C (46°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
Average high | -1°C (31°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 1°C (33°F) |
Daily mean | -4°C (24°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -3°C (27°F) |
Average low | -8°C (19°F) | -7°C (20°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -6°C (21°F) |
Mean minimum | -15°C (6°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -8°C (18°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -13°C (9°F) |
Minimum | -24°C (-11°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 2°C (37°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -19°C (-2°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Chiganak, Zhambyl, Kazakhstan with other places around the world.
Chiganak usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 6 rainy days and 28 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chiganak are July, August and September. 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) | 16 (0.6) | 22 (0.9) | 30 (1.2) | 32 (1.3) | 10 (0.4) | 5 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 9 (0.3) | 21 (0.8) | 20 (0.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
The sunniest months in Chiganak are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chiganak: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 178 | 238 | 310 | 354 | 411 | 420 | 435 | 404 | 350 | 308 | 249 | 219 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 12m | 10h 24m | 11h 56m | 13h 30m | 14h 50m | 15h 31m | 15h 9m | 13h 59m | 12h 28m | 10h 55m | 9h 33m | 8h 50m |
Chiganak experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 8 - 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 Chiganak 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 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |