climigo

Kazakhstan

When to go?

The best months are May–September.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

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Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −7°−16° extreme cold
February −4°−14° snow likely
March 4°−6° snow likely
April 16°3°
May 24°10°
June 29°15°
July 31°17°
August 30°15°
September 23°9°
October 14°2°
November 3°−6° snow likely
December −4°−12° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−20°−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−15.6 · −6.6 °CJanuary: −15.6 · −6.6 °C−13.9 · −4.2 °CFebruary: −13.9 · −4.2 °C−6.4 · 4.3 °CMarch: −6.4 · 4.3 °C2.9 · 15.8 °CApril: 2.9 · 15.8 °C10.2 · 23.8 °CMay: 10.2 · 23.8 °C15.4 · 29.4 °CJune: 15.4 · 29.4 °C16.8 · 31.1 °CJuly: 16.8 · 31.1 °C14.9 · 29.7 °CAugust: 14.9 · 29.7 °C8.7 · 22.7 °CSeptember: 8.7 · 22.7 °C1.8 · 13.7 °COctober: 1.8 · 13.7 °C−5.9 · 3.4 °CNovember: −5.9 · 3.4 °C−12.4 · −3.7 °CDecember: −12.4 · −3.7 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −15.6 – −6.6 °C
Feb −13.9 – −4.2 °C
Mar −6.4 – 4.3 °C
Apr 2.9 – 15.8 °C
May 10.2 – 23.8 °C
Jun 15.4 – 29.4 °C
Jul 16.8 – 31.1 °C
Aug 14.9 – 29.7 °C
Sep 8.7 – 22.7 °C
Oct 1.8 – 13.7 °C
Nov −5.9 – 3.4 °C
Dec −12.4 – −3.7 °C

How much it rains

January 18 mm5 d
February 16 mm4 d
March 23 mm5 d
April 24 mm5 d
May 27 mm5 d
June 26 mm4 d
July 29 mm4 d
August 18 mm3 d
September 15 mm3 d
October 21 mm5 d
November 23 mm5 d
December 21 mm5 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec18 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 18 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a day16 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a dayFebruary: 16 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a day23 mm · 5 rain days · 5 mm a dayMarch: 23 mm · 5 rain days · 5 mm a day24 mm · 5 rain days · 5 mm a dayApril: 24 mm · 5 rain days · 5 mm a day27 mm · 5 rain days · 5 mm a dayMay: 27 mm · 5 rain days · 5 mm a day26 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 26 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a day29 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a dayJuly: 29 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a day18 mm · 3 rain days · 6 mm a dayAugust: 18 mm · 3 rain days · 6 mm a day15 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a daySeptember: 15 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a day21 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a dayOctober: 21 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a day23 mm · 5 rain days · 5 mm a dayNovember: 23 mm · 5 rain days · 5 mm a day21 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a dayDecember: 21 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 18 mm5 d
Feb 16 mm4 d
Mar 23 mm5 d
Apr 24 mm5 d
May 27 mm5 d
Jun 26 mm4 d
Jul 29 mm4 d
Aug 18 mm3 d
Sep 15 mm3 d
Oct 21 mm5 d
Nov 23 mm5 d
Dec 21 mm5 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 8 h 49
February 10 h 15
March 11 h 51
April 13 h 38
May 15 h 10
June 16 h 01
July 15 h 40
August 14 h 20
September 12 h 37
October 10 h 54
November 9 h 17
December 8 h 24

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 19 cm
February 23 cm
March 16 cm
April 4 cm
May 1 cm
June –
July –
August –
September –
October 1 cm
November 4 cm
December 11 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

01325 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec19 cmJanuary: 19 cm23 cmFebruary: 23 cm16 cmMarch: 16 cm4 cmApril: 4 cm1 cmMay: 1 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm1 cmOctober: 1 cm4 cmNovember: 4 cm11 cmDecember: 11 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 19 cm
Feb 23 cm
Mar 16 cm
Apr 4 cm
May 1 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 1 cm
Nov 4 cm
Dec 11 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities