Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Karatau features a humid continental climate (Dsa).Temperatures typically range between -2 °C (28 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -32 °C (-26 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 411 mm (16.2 inches) and receives 75 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Karatau enjoys an average of 3832 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 1 minutes to 15 hours 18 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Karatau are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 28 °C (76 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -2 to 0 °C (28 - 33 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Karatau experiences 114 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 101 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 13°C (56°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Mean maximum | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Average high | 2°C (35°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Daily mean | -2°C (28°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Average low | -6°C (22°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -4°C (25°F) |
Mean minimum | -15°C (5°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 6°C (42°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -11°C (13°F) |
Minimum | -32°C (-26°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -4°C (24°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -14°C (7°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Karatau, Zhambyl, Kazakhstan with other places around the world.
Karatau usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 11 rainy days and 73 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Karatau are July, August and September. On average, 6 mm (0.3 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) | 34 (1.4) | 59 (2.3) | 75 (2.9) | 85 (3.4) | 34 (1.3) | 18 (0.7) | 6 (0.2) | 10 (0.4) | 3 (0.1) | 18 (0.7) | 34 (1.3) | 35 (1.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
The sunniest months in Karatau are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Karatau: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 56 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 | 229 | 296 | 335 | 409 | 418 | 433 | 401 | 349 | 306 | 251 | 223 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 22m | 10h 30m | 11h 56m | 13h 25m | 14h 40m | 15h 18m | 14h 58m | 13h 52m | 12h 27m | 10h 59m | 9h 42m | 9h 1m |
Karatau experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, 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 Karatau 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 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |