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Monthly climate in Karatau, Kazakhstan

Last updated: July 31, 2025

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.

Monthly average temperatures in Karatau, Kazakhstan

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).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Karatau. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum13°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 maximum10°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 high2°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)

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Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Karatau, Kazakhstan with other places around the world.

Monthly average precipitation in Karatau, Kazakhstan

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.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Karatau. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)710131165220478

Monthly sunshine hours in Karatau, Kazakhstan

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.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Karatau. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours178229296335409418433401349306251223
Mean daily daylight hours9h 22m10h 30m11h 56m13h 25m14h 40m15h 18m14h 58m13h 52m12h 27m10h 59m9h 42m9h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Karatau, Kazakhstan

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.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Karatau. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)23789101098532