Climate Change Chart of Almaty, Kazakhstan

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +0.78 °C between the periods; this is an unweighted comparison of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or a measure of daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly increase was in December, with a difference of +2.96 °C. By contrast, August had the largest monthly decrease, a difference of -0.96 °C; these monthly extremes do not describe the change in every month.

Changes in rainfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily rainfall shows a difference of +0.39 mm/day. This is an unweighted average of monthly means, and the figures describe daily mean amounts rather than monthly rainfall totals. The largest monthly increase was in May, where mean daily rainfall had a difference of +1.21 mm/day. That peak monthly change need not represent the pattern in other months.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration, averaged across calendar months, shows a difference of -0.58 hours/day. This unweighted comparison of monthly means summarizes the periods without implying the same change in every month. February had the largest monthly decrease in mean daily sunshine duration, with a difference of -0.93 hours/day; this monthly extreme is distinct from the across-month average.

Changes in snowfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily snowfall shows a difference of +0.19 mm/day. This is an unweighted comparison of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or a monthly total. The largest monthly increase in mean daily snowfall was in February, with a difference of +1.38 mm/day. In March, the largest monthly decrease was a difference of -0.84 mm/day; these extremes do not establish the direction of change in every month.