Climate in Taldykorgan (Kazakhstan)

The climate of Taldykorgan is continental (according to the Köppen classification, continental climate with hot and dry summer - Dsa), with very cold winters and hot summers.
Taldykorgan (or Taldyqorǵan, formerly Taldy-Kurgan), is a city of 205,000 inhabitants, the capital of the region (oblys) of Zhetisu (or Jetisu), located in the south-east of Kazakhstan, at 600 meters (2,000 feet) above sea level and at 45 degrees north latitude.
To the east are the Dzungarian Alatau mountains, whose highest peak, Mount Alagordy (or Besbakan) is 4,622 meters (15,164 ft) high.
To the west is instead the Saryesik Atyrau desert.

Precipitation is not abundant, amounting to about 410 millimeters (16 inches) per year, however, due to the proximity of the mountains, it is more abundant than in most of Kazakhstan (excluding the mountainous areas).

Winter, from December to February, is very cold: the average temperature in January is around -8 °C (17 °F).
Snowfalls are quite frequent, although they are generally not abundant.
During cold waves, temperatures can drop significantly, sometimes to as low as -30 °C (-22 °F).

Summer, from June to August, is hot and sunny, with quite rare thunderstorms. The altitude tempers the heat a bit compared to the plain cities of southern Kazakhstan. The average in July is 24.5 °C (76 °F).
However, there can be heat waves, during which the temperature can reach 38/40 °C (100/104 °F).

Taldykorgan - Climate data

In Taldykorgan, the average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -8.2 °C (17.3 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 24.4 °C (75.9 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Precipitation amounts to 410 millimeters (16.1 inches) per year: it is therefore quite scarce. It ranges from 15.8 mm (0.6 in) in the driest month (September) to 49.6 mm (2 in) in the wettest one (November). Here is the average precipitation.