Climate[edit]
Almaty has a humid continental climate (Koppen climate classification: Dſa) with hot summers
and cold winters. It is charactenzed by the influence of mountain-valley circulation. This is
especially evident in the northern part of the city, located directly in the transition zone of the
mountain slopes to the plains.
Annualavera ge air temperature is equal to 10°C (50 *D), the coldest month is January, -17 C
124 " (on average), the warmest month(July) 23.8 °C(75" (on average). In average years
frost starts on about 14 October and ends on about 18 April with sustained extreme cold from
about 19 December to about 23 February, a period of about 67 days. Weather with temperature
alave 30 °C 186°F) is average for about 36 days a year. In the center of Almaty, like any large
city, there is a "heat island" - the average daily temperature contrast between the northern and
southem suburbs of the city, s 3.8% in the coldest days and 2.2% in the hottest five days.
Therefore, frost in the aty center starts about 7 days later and finishes 3 days earlier than in the
northem suburbs. Anmial precipitation is about 650 to 700 mm (256 to 27,6 in). April and May
are the wettest months, during which about a third of the city's annual precipitation is received
It is not uncommon to see snow ora cold snap hitting Almaty as late as the end of May. For
example in the last quarter century, such snowfalls were recorded on 13 May 1985 1 May 1989.
5 May 1993 and 18 May 1998 The record latest snowiall in Almaty was on 17 June 1987.
Almaty sometimes experiences winter ra in despite heavy preceding snowfall and low
temperatures. The most memorable winter nain took place on 16 December 1996 during a
military parade to celebrate the Sthanniversary of the Independence of the Republic.
Almaty Weather Station's GM mostly records south-easterly wind (30%), is resistance increases
during the surrmer (37%) and falls in winter (19%). Wind speeds exceed 15 m/s on about 15
days a yetr, on average​