Kazakhstan is heating up roughly twice as fast as the rest of the planet: from 1976 to 2025, the country's average annual air temperature rose by about +0.40°C every ten years, while the global rate over the same period was only around +0.18–0.20°C. The figures come from forecasters at Kazhydromet, according to infohub.kz.
According to the World Meteorological Organization, every decade since the 1980s has been warmer than any preceding decade in the entire history of instrumental observations, which date back to 1850. The 2006–2025 period is assessed as the warmest 20-year span on record.
Warming rates, however, are unevenly distributed across the planet, with temperatures rising faster in some regions. Kazakhstan is one of them. 2025 became the warmest year in the country since records began in 1941. The anomaly in average annual air temperature relative to the 1961–1990 climate norm was +2.96°C.
"Kazakhstan lies in the center of the Eurasian continent, far from the world's oceans, so its climate is sharply continental in character. The weak moderating influence of the oceans and the specifics of a continental climate contribute to a more pronounced manifestation of warming across the country," Kazhydromet explained.
At the same time, warming rates in Kazakhstan also vary by region and season.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that in Astana, Almaty and Shymkent the start of October would bring rain and thunderstorms. The most difficult weather is expected in Shymkent, where heavy rain, hail and winds of up to 20 m/s are forecast. In Astana, after a warm and dry September 30, daytime temperatures will drop to +15…+17°C.