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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Kokshetau Kazakhstan

In Kokshetau, the summers are long, comfortable, and partly cloudy and the winters are long, frigid, snowy, windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -2°F to 80°F and is rarely below -20°F or above 90°F.

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

Climate in Kokshetau

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Kokshetau weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.9 months, from May 14 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 66°F. The hottest month of the year in Kokshetau is July, with an average high of 79°F and low of 58°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.7 months, from November 19 to March 10, with an average daily high temperature below 25°F. The coldest month of the year in Kokshetau is January, with an average low of -1°F and high of 12°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Kokshetau

Average High and Low Temperature in KokshetauwarmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec-20°F-20°F-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FFeb 612°FFeb 612°FJun 3080°FJun 3080°F-2°F-2°F59°F59°FMay 1466°FMay 1466°FSep 1066°FSep 1066°FNov 1925°FNov 1925°FMar 1025°FMar 1025°F44°F44°F46°F46°F14°F14°F9°F9°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 12°F15°F29°F51°F67°F77°F79°F75°F63°F47°F28°F16°F
Temp. 5°F7°F21°F42°F57°F67°F70°F66°F54°F40°F22°F10°F
Low -1°F-0°F13°F32°F45°F55°F58°F54°F43°F32°F16°F4°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Kokshetau

Average Hourly Temperature in KokshetauJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfrigidfrigidfreezingcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmfreezingvery coldcomfortablevery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (5,155 miles away) and Headingley, Manitoba, Canada (5,274 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Kokshetau (view comparison).

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In Kokshetau, 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 Kokshetau begins around April 4 and lasts for 6.0 months, ending around October 4.

The clearest month of the year in Kokshetau is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 62% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 4 and lasts for 6.0 months, ending around April 4.

The cloudiest month of the year in Kokshetau is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 77% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Kokshetau

Cloud Cover Categories in KokshetauclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 3063%Jul 3063%Jan 222%Jan 222%Apr 443%Apr 443%Oct 443%Oct 443%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 77%76%68%53%45%41%38%40%49%62%70%75%
Clearer 23%24%32%47%55%59%62%60%51%38%30%25%

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

The wetter season lasts 4.3 months, from April 23 to September 1, with a greater than 15% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Kokshetau is July, with an average of 7.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.7 months, from September 1 to April 23. The month with the fewest wet days in Kokshetau is February, with an average of 1.1 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 Kokshetau changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 7.7 months, from March 23 to November 13. The month with the most days of rain alone in Kokshetau is July, with an average of 7.5 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 4.3 months, from November 13 to March 23. The month with the most days of snow alone in Kokshetau is December, with an average of 2.1 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Kokshetau

Daily Chance of Precipitation in KokshetausnowrainsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 726%Jul 726%Feb 263%Feb 263%Nov 1312%Nov 1312%Apr 2315%Apr 2315%Sep 115%Sep 115%NowNowrainsnow
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.1d0.1d0.6d3.2d5.7d6.0d7.5d5.3d4.1d3.3d1.2d0.1d
Mixed 0.0d0.0d0.3d0.3d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.4d0.5d0.1d
Snow 1.8d1.1d0.9d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.3d1.5d2.1d
Any 1.9d1.1d1.8d3.7d5.8d6.0d7.5d5.3d4.1d4.0d3.2d2.3d

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. Kokshetau experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.1 months, from April 12 to October 16, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Kokshetau is July, with an average rainfall of 1.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.9 months, from October 16 to April 12. The month with the least rain in Kokshetau is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Kokshetau

Average Monthly Rainfall in KokshetaurainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 inJul 121.7 inJul 121.7 inFeb 10.0 inFeb 10.0 inApr 120.5 inApr 120.5 inOct 160.5 inOct 160.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.0″0.0″0.1″0.6″1.0″1.2″1.7″1.1″0.8″0.5″0.2″0.0″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from October 18 to April 2, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Kokshetau is November, with an average snowfall of 2.8 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 6.5 months, from April 2 to October 18. The least snow falls around July 19, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Kokshetau

Average Monthly Snowfall in KokshetausnowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 inNov 293.1 inNov 293.1 inJul 190.0 inJul 190.0 inMar 101.6 inMar 101.6 inOct 181.0 inOct 181.0 inNowNow
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 1.9″1.4″1.5″0.5″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.9″2.8″2.8″

The length of the day in Kokshetau varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 31 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 17 hours, 0 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Kokshetau

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in KokshetauJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 8 minMar 2012 hr, 8 minMar 2017 hr, 0 minJun 2117 hr, 0 minJun 2112 hr, 12 minSep 2212 hr, 12 minSep 227 hr, 31 minDec 217 hr, 31 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 8.2h9.8h11.9h14.0h15.9h16.9h16.4h14.7h12.6h10.5h8.6h7.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 3:54 AM on June 17, and the latest sunrise is 5 hours, 43 minutes later at 9:37 AM on January 1. The earliest sunset is at 4:03 PM on December 12, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 50 minutes later at 8:54 PM on June 24.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Kokshetau during 2024, with only a single transition on February 29.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Kokshetau

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in KokshetauJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 173:54 AMJun 173:54 AM8:54 PMJun 248:54 PMJun 24Dec 124:03 PMDec 124:03 PM9:37 AMJan 19:37 AMJan 1DSTFeb 29DSTFeb 29daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Kokshetau

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in KokshetauJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00010101010202020303040405000001010102020203030304040506013NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Kokshetau

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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 Kokshetau, 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 1% of 1% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Kokshetau

Humidity Comfort Levels in KokshetauJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 50%Mar 50%Jul 171%Jul 171%NowNowcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.3d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Kokshetau experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from October 10 to May 10, with average wind speeds of more than 11.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Kokshetau is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 14.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.0 months, from May 10 to October 10. The calmest month of the year in Kokshetau is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Kokshetau

Average Wind Speed in KokshetauwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mph22 mph22 mphDec 1514.4 mphDec 1514.4 mphJul 318.7 mphJul 318.7 mphOct 1011.5 mphOct 1011.5 mphMay 1011.5 mphMay 1011.5 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 13.913.813.312.511.29.89.09.310.611.813.214.2

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

The wind is most often from the north for 1.7 months, from June 17 to August 7, with a peak percentage of 40% on July 19. The wind is most often from the west for 10 months, from August 7 to June 17, with a peak percentage of 48% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Kokshetau

Wind Direction in KokshetauWNWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Kokshetau 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 Kokshetau for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to mid August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Tourism Score in Kokshetau

Tourism Score in Kokshetaubest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.86.80.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Kokshetau for hot-weather activities is from mid June to early August, with a peak score in the first week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Kokshetau

Beach/Pool Score in Kokshetaubest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.44.40.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Kokshetau typically lasts for 4.8 months (148 days), from around May 2 to around September 26, rarely starting before April 13 or after May 21, and rarely ending before September 9 or after October 15.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Kokshetau

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Kokshetaugrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 250%May 250%Sep 2650%Sep 2650%May 2190%May 2190%Sep 990%Sep 990%Apr 1310%Apr 1310%Oct 1510%Oct 1510%0%Dec 20%Dec 2Jul 17100%Jul 17100%frigidfreezingcoolcomfortablewarmcoldhotvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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 Kokshetau should appear around May 3, only rarely appearing before April 24 or after May 12.

Growing Degree Days in Kokshetau

Growing Degree Days in KokshetauJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°FMay 390°FMay 390°FJul 2900°FJul 2900°FAug 211,800°FAug 211,800°FDec 312,160°FDec 312,160°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 3.3 months, from May 2 to August 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Kokshetau is June, with an average of 6.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from October 20 to February 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Kokshetau is December, with an average of 0.7 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Kokshetau

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in KokshetaubrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJun 216.8 kWhJun 216.8 kWhDec 230.7 kWhDec 230.7 kWhMay 25.5 kWhMay 25.5 kWhAug 125.5 kWhAug 125.5 kWhOct 201.9 kWhOct 201.9 kWhFeb 161.9 kWhFeb 161.9 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 0.91.83.34.86.16.76.35.33.72.11.10.7

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kokshetau are 53.283 deg latitude, 69.400 deg longitude, and 768 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kokshetau contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 289 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 772 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (600 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,605 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kokshetau is covered by artificial surfaces (87%), within 10 miles by cropland (49%) and grassland (15%), and within 50 miles by cropland (54%) and trees (17%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Kokshetau, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Petropavlosk South Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Kokshetau.

At a distance of 173 kilometers from Kokshetau, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Kokshetau to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 31%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 69%.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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