Town in Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan
Sarkand (Kazakh: Сарқан, Sarqan) is a town in Sarkand District in Jetisu Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. It is the capital of the district.
Climate
Sarkand has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfa)[1] with cold winters and hot summers.
| Climate data for Sarkand (1991–2020)
|
| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
−1.8
(28.8)
|
0.4
(32.7)
|
7.0
(44.6)
|
17.2
(63.0)
|
22.4
(72.3)
|
27.5
(81.5)
|
29.6
(85.3)
|
28.8
(83.8)
|
23.4
(74.1)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
6.6
(43.9)
|
0.3
(32.5)
|
14.8
(58.6)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−7.7
(18.1)
|
−5.6
(21.9)
|
1.1
(34.0)
|
10.8
(51.4)
|
15.9
(60.6)
|
21.0
(69.8)
|
22.9
(73.2)
|
21.4
(70.5)
|
15.7
(60.3)
|
8.7
(47.7)
|
0.3
(32.5)
|
−5.6
(21.9)
|
8.2
(46.8)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−12.7
(9.1)
|
−10.7
(12.7)
|
−4.1
(24.6)
|
4.4
(39.9)
|
9.2
(48.6)
|
14.2
(57.6)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
14.0
(57.2)
|
8.1
(46.6)
|
2.4
(36.3)
|
−4.6
(23.7)
|
−10.3
(13.5)
|
2.2
(36.0)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
33.4
(1.31)
|
33.8
(1.33)
|
44.8
(1.76)
|
52.9
(2.08)
|
55.8
(2.20)
|
40.0
(1.57)
|
46.7
(1.84)
|
28.7
(1.13)
|
23.5
(0.93)
|
42.2
(1.66)
|
52.3
(2.06)
|
41.2
(1.62)
|
495.3
(19.50)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
|
6.3
|
6.6
|
7.0
|
7.9
|
7.6
|
6.6
|
7.3
|
4.6
|
3.8
|
6.0
|
7.9
|
8.0
|
79.6
|
| Source: NOAA[2]
|
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