Saumalkol (Kazakh: Саумалкөл), known as Volodarskoye until 1997, is a settlement and the administrative center of Aiyrtau District in North Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan. It is the head of the Volodar rural district (KATO code - 593230100).[1] Population: 10,234 (2009 Census results);[2] 12,010 (1999 Census results).[2]
Saumalkol Саумалкөл | |
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Village | |
 View of Saumalkol by the lakeshore | |
  Saumalkol Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 53°17′29″N 68°06′34″E / 53.29139°N 68.10944°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | North Kazakhstan Region |
| District | Aiyrtau District |
| Rural District | Volodar Rural District |
| Settled | 1866 |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 9,480 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (East Kazakhstan Time) |
| Post code | 150100 |
Geography
Saumalkol town lies by the lake of the same name, 248 kilometers (154 mi) to the southwest of Petropavl and 90 kilometers (56 mi) to the west of Kokshetau.[3]
Climate
Saumalkol has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb)[4] with frigid winters and warm summers.
| Climate data for Saumalkol (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.2 (11.8) | −9.7 (14.5) | −2.2 (28.0) | 10.1 (50.2) | 19.7 (67.5) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.5 (76.1) | 23.2 (73.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 8.7 (47.7) | −3.0 (26.6) | −9.3 (15.3) | 7.7 (45.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) | −14.0 (6.8) | −6.8 (19.8) | 4.4 (39.9) | 12.9 (55.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 10.9 (51.6) | 3.8 (38.8) | −6.5 (20.3) | −13.0 (8.6) | 2.5 (36.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.9 (−2.0) | −18.0 (−0.4) | −10.9 (12.4) | −0.3 (31.5) | 6.8 (44.2) | 11.9 (53.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 11.7 (53.1) | 5.9 (42.6) | −0.2 (31.6) | −9.8 (14.4) | −16.5 (2.3) | −2.1 (28.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.0 (0.98) | 20.6 (0.81) | 25.0 (0.98) | 30.1 (1.19) | 38.5 (1.52) | 47.0 (1.85) | 80.5 (3.17) | 51.5 (2.03) | 33.7 (1.33) | 39.6 (1.56) | 35.8 (1.41) | 31.3 (1.23) | 458.6 (18.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 91.8 |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||