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In Almaty: May to September — the months averaging 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Almaty.

Kazakhstan is not one climate. Each reference city below is answered on its own numbers.

Almaty

  1. January: 0 °C by day, -8 °C at night, 26 mm of rain
  2. February: 2 °C by day, -6 °C at night, 38 mm of rain
  3. March: 8 °C by day, 0 °C at night, 79 mm of rain
  4. April: 14 °C by day, 5 °C at night, 118 mm of rain
  5. May: 20 °C by day, 9 °C at night, 124 mm of rain, recommended
  6. June: 24 °C by day, 14 °C at night, 75 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 27 °C by day, 16 °C at night, 61 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 26 °C by day, 15 °C at night, 48 mm of rain, recommended
  9. September: 21 °C by day, 11 °C at night, 48 mm of rain, recommended
  10. October: 14 °C by day, 4 °C at night, 63 mm of rain
  11. November: 7 °C by day, -3 °C at night, 51 mm of rain
  12. December: 2 °C by day, -7 °C at night, 30 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 27 °C
Coolest
January, 0 °C
Driest
January, 26 mm
Wettest
May, 124 mm

Astana

May to September — 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Astana.

  1. January: -11 °C by day, -18 °C at night, 16 mm of rain
  2. February: -8 °C by day, -16 °C at night, 17 mm of rain
  3. March: -1 °C by day, -10 °C at night, 22 mm of rain
  4. April: 12 °C by day, 0 °C at night, 26 mm of rain
  5. May: 20 °C by day, 8 °C at night, 37 mm of rain, recommended
  6. June: 25 °C by day, 13 °C at night, 46 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 26 °C by day, 15 °C at night, 55 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 25 °C by day, 14 °C at night, 34 mm of rain, recommended
  9. September: 18 °C by day, 8 °C at night, 26 mm of rain, recommended
  10. October: 9 °C by day, 1 °C at night, 29 mm of rain
  11. November: -2 °C by day, -8 °C at night, 30 mm of rain
  12. December: -8 °C by day, -15 °C at night, 22 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 26 °C
Coolest
January, -11 °C
Driest
January, 16 mm
Wettest
July, 55 mm

How this is worked out: a month qualifies when its mean daytime high falls between 18 °C and 27 °C. Where more than five qualify, the answer is the driest run of consecutive qualifying months; where none do, it is the driest three months in a row if the year is hot throughout, or the warmest three if it never gets there. The figures are the thirty-year monthly averages charted below, and they are averages, not a forecast — any single year can miss them by a wide margin.

Almaty

Long-term averages for Almaty: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
-100102030°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 0 °C, Night -8 °C, Rain 26 mm. February: Day 2 °C, Night -6 °C, Rain 38 mm. March: Day 8 °C, Night 0 °C, Rain 79 mm. April: Day 14 °C, Night 5 °C, Rain 118 mm. May: Day 20 °C, Night 9 °C, Rain 124 mm. June: Day 24 °C, Night 14 °C, Rain 75 mm. July: Day 27 °C, Night 16 °C, Rain 61 mm. August: Day 26 °C, Night 15 °C, Rain 48 mm. September: Day 21 °C, Night 11 °C, Rain 48 mm. October: Day 14 °C, Night 4 °C, Rain 63 mm. November: Day 7 °C, Night -3 °C, Rain 51 mm. December: Day 2 °C, Night -7 °C, Rain 30 mm
Show the monthly table
Almaty
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January0-826
February2-638
March8079
April145118
May209124
June241475
July271661
August261548
September211148
October14463
November7-351
December2-730

Astana

Long-term averages for Astana: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
-20-100102030°C0100mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day -11 °C, Night -18 °C, Rain 16 mm. February: Day -8 °C, Night -16 °C, Rain 17 mm. March: Day -1 °C, Night -10 °C, Rain 22 mm. April: Day 12 °C, Night 0 °C, Rain 26 mm. May: Day 20 °C, Night 8 °C, Rain 37 mm. June: Day 25 °C, Night 13 °C, Rain 46 mm. July: Day 26 °C, Night 15 °C, Rain 55 mm. August: Day 25 °C, Night 14 °C, Rain 34 mm. September: Day 18 °C, Night 8 °C, Rain 26 mm. October: Day 9 °C, Night 1 °C, Rain 29 mm. November: Day -2 °C, Night -8 °C, Rain 30 mm. December: Day -8 °C, Night -15 °C, Rain 22 mm
Show the monthly table
Astana
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January-11-1816
February-8-1617
March-1-1022
April12026
May20837
June251346
July261555
August251434
September18826
October9129
November-2-830
December-8-1522

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