Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Petropavl Kazakhstan

In Petropavl, the summers are long, comfortable, and partly cloudy and the winters are frigid, snowy, windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -5°F to 78°F and is rarely below -24°F or above 88°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Petropavl for warm-weather activities is from mid June to mid August.

The warm season lasts for 4.0 months, from May 12 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 64°F. The hottest month of the year in Petropavl is July, with an average high of 77°F and low of 58°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.6 months, from November 21 to March 8, with an average daily high temperature below 23°F. The coldest month of the year in Petropavl is January, with an average low of -4°F and high of 10°F.

In Petropavl, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Petropavl begins around April 5 and lasts for 5.9 months, ending around October 3.

The clearest month of the year in Petropavl is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 60% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 3 and lasts for 6.1 months, ending around April 5.

The cloudiest month of the year in Petropavl is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 82% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Petropavl varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.9 months, from April 22 to November 19, with a greater than 15% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Petropavl is July, with an average of 6.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.1 months, from November 19 to April 22. The month with the fewest wet days in Petropavl is February, with an average of 2.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Petropavl changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 7.6 months, from March 24 to November 10. The month with the most days of rain alone in Petropavl is July, with an average of 6.9 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 4.4 months, from November 10 to March 24. The month with the most days of snow alone in Petropavl is December, with an average of 3.0 days.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Petropavl experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.6 months, from April 9 to October 28, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Petropavl is July, with an average rainfall of 1.5 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.4 months, from October 28 to April 9. The month with the least rain in Petropavl is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Petropavl experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 5.9 months, from October 15 to April 12, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Petropavl is December, with an average snowfall of 3.9 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 6.1 months, from April 12 to October 15. The least snow falls around July 27, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Petropavl varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 12 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 17 hours, 21 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:44 AM on June 17, and the latest sunrise is 5 hours, 3 minutes later at 9:47 AM on December 29. The earliest sunset is at 4:55 PM on December 13, and the latest sunset is 5 hours, 10 minutes later at 10:05 PM on June 24.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Petropavl during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Petropavl, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 3% of 3% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Petropavl experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.6 months, from October 4 to May 22, with average wind speeds of more than 10.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Petropavl is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.4 months, from May 22 to October 4. The calmest month of the year in Petropavl is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.7 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Petropavl varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 2.0 months, from June 11 to August 11, with a peak percentage of 43% on July 21. The wind is most often from the west for 10 months, from August 11 to June 11, with a peak percentage of 45% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Petropavl throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Petropavl for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to mid August, with a peak score in the second week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Petropavl for hot-weather activities is from mid June to early August, with a peak score in the second week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Petropavl typically lasts for 4.9 months (150 days), from around May 2 to around September 28, rarely starting before April 14 or after May 20, and rarely ending before September 10 or after October 17.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Petropavl should appear around May 4, only rarely appearing before April 25 or after May 14.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from May 4 to August 9, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Petropavl is June, with an average of 6.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from October 18 to February 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Petropavl is December, with an average of 0.5 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Petropavl are 54.867 deg latitude, 69.150 deg longitude, and 466 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Petropavl contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 194 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 426 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (230 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (256 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Petropavl is covered by artificial surfaces (93%), within 10 miles by cropland (47%) and grassland (15%), and within 50 miles by cropland (56%) and grassland (17%).