The climate of the city is sharply continental. Summers are hot and dry, winters are frosty and long. The average annual temperature is 3.1 °C. Precipitation is 300 mm per year. With an average summer temperature of about 20 °C and an average winter temperature of about -15 °C, it is not uncommon for the heat to exceed 40 °C in summer, and frosts up to -50 °C in winter due to the fact that Siberian frosts can reach cities in winter, and hot air masses in Central Asia in summer. Due to the location, which is not very favorable for humans, in the middle of a steppe prone to aridity and strong winds, a large-scale project is being carried out to develop a green belt around the city - a strip with trees and other large green spaces.

Cold winter

Winter begins in November and lasts until March-April. The influence of the Arctic air mass leads to severe (up to -35 °C) frosts.

Short Spring

Spring lasts from mid-April to the end of May. The weather in spring is unstable: a clear, warm day may suddenly turn cold.

Hot summer

The dry, hot summer begins in late May and lasts until mid-September, with temperatures rising to +30...+35ºC.

Warm autumn

Autumn, with changes in weather conditions and night frosts, begins at the end of September and lasts until the beginning of November.