City in South Kazakhstan region, Kazakhstan
Zhetisay (also transliterated as Jetisay, Žetisaj and Zhetysay; Kazakh: Jetısai, جەتئساي) is a city in Kazakhstan and is the administrative center of Maktaaral District in Turkistan Region.[1] Population: 36,494 (2009 Census results);[2] 30,487 (1999 Census results).[2]
Climate
Zhetisay has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSk),[3] characterized by cool winters and very hot, dry summers.
| Climate data for Zhetisay (1991–2020)
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| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
5.1
(41.2)
|
7.9
(46.2)
|
15.4
(59.7)
|
22.9
(73.2)
|
29.6
(85.3)
|
34.9
(94.8)
|
36.2
(97.2)
|
34.5
(94.1)
|
29.2
(84.6)
|
22.3
(72.1)
|
13.3
(55.9)
|
6.3
(43.3)
|
21.5
(70.7)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
0.6
(33.1)
|
2.8
(37.0)
|
9.4
(48.9)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
22.0
(71.6)
|
26.8
(80.2)
|
28.0
(82.4)
|
25.8
(78.4)
|
20.1
(68.2)
|
13.4
(56.1)
|
6.5
(43.7)
|
1.6
(34.9)
|
14.4
(57.9)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−2.5
(27.5)
|
−0.7
(30.7)
|
5.0
(41.0)
|
10.3
(50.5)
|
14.9
(58.8)
|
18.3
(64.9)
|
19.3
(66.7)
|
17.4
(63.3)
|
11.7
(53.1)
|
6.1
(43.0)
|
1.6
(34.9)
|
−1.7
(28.9)
|
8.3
(46.9)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
37.6
(1.48)
|
46.5
(1.83)
|
47.3
(1.86)
|
39.5
(1.56)
|
25.7
(1.01)
|
7.1
(0.28)
|
1.4
(0.06)
|
1.6
(0.06)
|
2.7
(0.11)
|
13.3
(0.52)
|
33.5
(1.32)
|
39.2
(1.54)
|
295.4
(11.63)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
|
6.6
|
7.1
|
7.7
|
6.1
|
4.2
|
1.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
2.2
|
5.4
|
6.2
|
48.3
|
| Source: NOAA[4]
|
References
40°46′31″N 68°19′38″E / 40.7753°N 68.3272°E / 40.7753; 68.3272
