Aksuat
Aksuat (Kazakh: Ақсуат, Aqsuat; Russian: Аксуа́т) is a village in Aksuat District, Abai Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the district. Population: 6,126 (2009 Census results); 7,503 (1999 Census results).
Toponymy
The name Aksuat derives from two Kazakh words: ақ (aq) "white" and суат (sýat) "pond".
History
Aksuat was part of Tarbagatay District of East Kazakhstan Region until 2022, when the Aksuat District of Abai Region was established.
Climate
Extreme continental. Winter is cold (in January average temperature – 22°С, – 30°С) and summer is hot (in July average temperature + 25°С, + 35°С). Very poor precipitation (200 – 300 mm/year) mostly in the winter season.
| Climate data for Aksuat (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −13.1 (8.4) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.4 (−1.1) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.0 (−9.4) |
−20.3 (−4.5) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.9 (0.39) |
7.5 (0.30) |
10.3 (0.41) |
14.1 (0.56) |
22.0 (0.87) |
33.3 (1.31) |
39.5 (1.56) |
20.4 (0.80) |
14.2 (0.56) |
14.7 (0.58) |
15.2 (0.60) |
13.1 (0.52) |
214.2 (8.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 49.5 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||