Karasu (village)

Karasu (Kazakh: Қарасу) is a village in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center and the only significant inhabited place of Karasu District (KATO code - 395230100).^[1] Population: 3,728 (2009 Census results);^[2] 4,374 (1999 Census results).^[2][3]

Karasu Қарасу
Village
Karasu by lake Koybagar
Karasu Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 52°39′32″N 65°29′9″E
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Kostanay Region
District	Karasu District
Population  (2019)
• Total	3,476
Time zone	UTC+6 (East Kazakhstan Time)
Post code	030101

Geography

The village is located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the west of the northern shore of lake Koybagar, at a bend in river Karasu, which flows northwards, and then bends eastwards into the western shore of the lake.^[4][5]

Climate

Climate data for Karasu (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−11.9 (10.6)	−10.6 (12.9)	−3.1 (26.4)	10.8 (51.4)	20.9 (69.6)	25.9 (78.6)	26.6 (79.9)	25.5 (77.9)	18.9 (66.0)	10.1 (50.2)	−2.3 (27.9)	−9.4 (15.1)	8.4 (47.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−16.0 (3.2)	−15.1 (4.8)	−7.7 (18.1)	4.8 (40.6)	13.9 (57.0)	19.1 (66.4)	20.3 (68.5)	18.6 (65.5)	12.0 (53.6)	4.3 (39.7)	−6.1 (21.0)	−13.4 (7.9)	2.9 (37.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−20.2 (−4.4)	−19.4 (−2.9)	−12.1 (10.2)	−0.5 (31.1)	6.9 (44.4)	12.1 (53.8)	13.9 (57.0)	12.1 (53.8)	6.1 (43.0)	−0.5 (31.1)	−9.8 (14.4)	−17.4 (0.7)	−2.4 (27.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	13.1 (0.52)	14.5 (0.57)	18.5 (0.73)	22.1 (0.87)	32.7 (1.29)	35.6 (1.40)	46.7 (1.84)	35.5 (1.40)	24.2 (0.95)	24.0 (0.94)	19.7 (0.78)	17.1 (0.67)	303.7 (11.96)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	4.1	4.2	4.4	4.3	6.0	5.2	7.0	6.1	4.8	5.8	5.2	4.9	62
Source: NOAA[6]