Winter temperature anomalies in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Winter temperature anomalies was 2.4 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Kazakhstan, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 2.4 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025.
That represents a change of up 64.2% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Kazakhstan peaked at 5.21 °C in 2015 and was at its lowest, -9.8 °C, in 1984.
That places Kazakhstan 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 3.12 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.9115 °C | -129.2% |
| 1942 | -0.6588 °C | -27.7% |
| 1943 | -0.0354 °C | -94.6% |
| 1944 | -6.1 °C | +17131.9% |
| 1945 | -1.46 °C | -76.2% |
| 1946 | -5.78 °C | +297.2% |
| 1947 | -1.07 °C | -81.6% |
| 1948 | -3.18 °C | +198.0% |
| 1949 | -3.87 °C | +21.9% |
| 1950 | -4.3 °C | +11.1% |
| 1951 | 4.06 °C | -194.4% |
| 1952 | -3.82 °C | -194.1% |
| 1953 | -0.9131 °C | -76.1% |
| 1954 | -3.26 °C | +257.3% |
| 1955 | -1.37 °C | -58.1% |
| 1956 | -0.8627 °C | -36.9% |
| 1957 | 2.27 °C | -363.0% |
| 1958 | -1.86 °C | -181.9% |
| 1959 | -6.69 °C | +260.5% |
| 1960 | -0.6775 °C | -89.9% |
| 1961 | 1.35 °C | -298.6% |
| 1962 | -1.39 °C | -203.5% |
| 1963 | -0.329 °C | -76.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6032 °C | -283.3% |
| 1965 | 1.39 °C | +131.1% |
| 1966 | -7.11 °C | -610.2% |
| 1967 | 1.77 °C | -124.9% |
| 1968 | -5.21 °C | -394.5% |
| 1969 | 1.55 °C | -129.8% |
| 1970 | -3.94 °C | -353.7% |
| 1971 | 4.17 °C | -206.0% |
| 1972 | -0.0343 °C | -100.8% |
| 1973 | 2.8 °C | -8280.4% |
| 1974 | -3.92 °C | -240.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2541 °C | -106.5% |
| 1976 | -5.39 °C | -2222.4% |
| 1977 | -0.8291 °C | -84.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6898 °C | -183.2% |
| 1979 | 3.77 °C | +446.1% |
| 1980 | 2.51 °C | -33.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0889 °C | -96.5% |
| 1982 | 1.3 °C | +1363.7% |
| 1983 | 1.89 °C | +45.4% |
| 1984 | -9.8 °C | -617.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6897 °C | -107.0% |
| 1986 | -0.8948 °C | -229.7% |
| 1987 | 1.4 °C | -256.0% |
| 1988 | 3.01 °C | +115.4% |
| 1989 | 4.46 °C | +48.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1224 °C | -97.3% |
| 1991 | -0.3639 °C | -397.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8486 °C | -333.2% |
| 1993 | -3.32 °C | -490.7% |
| 1994 | -0.2132 °C | -93.6% |
| 1995 | -0.889 °C | +317.0% |
| 1996 | 1.33 °C | -249.9% |
| 1997 | -2.41 °C | -280.6% |
| 1998 | 1.43 °C | -159.5% |
| 1999 | 3.05 °C | +112.8% |
| 2000 | 1.98 °C | -35.0% |
| 2001 | -1.39 °C | -170.0% |
| 2002 | -5.83 °C | +320.4% |
| 2003 | 1.87 °C | -132.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3703 °C | -80.1% |
| 2005 | 1.75 °C | +372.1% |
| 2006 | 2.8 °C | +60.2% |
| 2007 | -1.14 °C | -140.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8333 °C | -173.0% |
| 2009 | -0.3512 °C | -142.1% |
| 2010 | 1.07 °C | -405.0% |
| 2011 | -2.61 °C | -344.0% |
| 2012 | -5.92 °C | +126.4% |
| 2013 | 2.9 °C | -149.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3961 °C | -86.4% |
| 2015 | 5.21 °C | +1216.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 °C | -80.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3898 °C | -61.4% |
| 2018 | -1.69 °C | -533.6% |
| 2019 | 3.41 °C | -301.8% |
| 2020 | -4.54 °C | -233.0% |
| 2021 | 3.14 °C | -169.3% |
| 2022 | -3.23 °C | -202.7% |
| 2023 | 2.11 °C | -165.4% |
| 2024 | 1.46 °C | -30.9% |
| 2025 | 2.4 °C | +64.2% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 2.4 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8542 °C, 2.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 2.4 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.93 °C, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | -17131.9% | -0.0354 °C | -6.1 °C |
| 1973 | +8280.4% | -0.0343 °C | 2.8 °C |
| 1976 | -2222.4% | 0.2541 °C | -5.39 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.99 °C | -6.1 °C | 3.12 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.67 °C | -6.69 °C | 4.06 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8058 °C | -7.11 °C | 1.77 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.2429 °C | -5.39 °C | 4.17 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.465 °C | -9.8 °C | 4.46 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0409 °C | -3.32 °C | 3.05 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0893 °C | -5.83 °C | 2.8 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4174 °C | -5.92 °C | 5.21 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2245 °C | -4.54 °C | 3.14 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More climate change data for Kazakhstan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52.07 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 21,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,230 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,173 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 577.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,395 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 798.63 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Kazakhstan?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Kazakhstan was 2.4 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.21 °C in 2015.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.8 °C in 1984.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Kazakhstan ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Winter temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.