Climate · Kazakhstan

Astana

Warm and mostly dry from May to September; cold and mostly dry from December to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years51.1°N340 m above the sea
  1. Jan16°-9°0°-18°Rain on about two days a week.
  2. Feb19°-7°1°-17°Rain on about one day a week.
  3. Mar31°-1°12°-11°Rain on about two days a week.
  4. Apr55°13°30°-1°Rain on about two days a week.
  5. May70°21°44°7°Rain on about two days a week.
  6. Jun80°27°55°13°Rain on about two days a week.
  7. Jul81°27°59°15°Rain on about three days a week.
  8. Aug80°27°57°14°Rain on about two days a week.
  9. Sep69°21°46°8°Rain on about one day a week.
  10. Oct54°12°34°1°Rain on about two days a week.
  11. Nov34°1°20°-7°Rain on about two days a week.
  12. Dec20°-7°5°-15°Rain on about two days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from May to September, with highs near 76°F and nights near 52°F. From December to March, highs stay near or below freezing, around 22°F. The rain comes in July, on about three days a week. September is the driest month, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 8 hours in December to 16½ hours in June.The warm season runs from May to September, with highs near 24°C and nights near 11°C. From December to March, highs stay near or below freezing, around -6°C. The rain comes in July, on about three days a week. September is the driest month, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 8 hours in December to 16½ hours in June.

Where Astana sits

Asia/Almaty

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Latitude
51.1°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
340 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Almaty971 km south-east

The land around Astana, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Astana, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Astana, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Astana, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Astana, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Astana, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Astana, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Astana, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Astana, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Astana, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Astana, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Astana, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 16°F in January to 81°F in July.Highs from -9°C in January to 27°C in July.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in July (38% of days), driest in September (19%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in August (40% cover), cloudiest in January and February (76%).

Daylight

From 7h 58m in December to 16h 29m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Astana, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryBelow freezing
0°-18°16°-9°
2 days76%8h 27m
FebruaryBelow freezing
1°-17°19°-7°
1 day76%9h 54m
MarchBelow freezing
12°-11°31°-1°
2 days70%11h 47m
April
30°-1°55°13°
2 days52%13h 47m
MayWarm season
44°7°70°21°
2 days48%15h 33m
JuneWarm seasonAt its best
55°13°80°27°
2 days45%16h 29m
JulyWarm season
59°15°81°27°
3 days44%16h 02m
AugustWarm seasonAt its best
57°14°80°27°
2 days40%14h 29m
SeptemberWarm season
46°8°69°21°
1 day44%12h 31m
October
34°1°54°12°
2 days58%10h 31m
November
20°-7°34°1°
2 days68%8h 49m
DecemberBelow freezing
5°-15°20°-7°
2 days74%7h 58m

When is the best time to visit Astana?


The best months are June, or August: highs near 80°F, nights near 56°F, and rain on about two days a week.The best months are June, or August: highs near 27°C, nights near 13°C, and rain on about two days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Astana?

July, with highs near 81°F and lows near 59°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 16°F.July, with highs near 27°C and lows near 15°C. The coolest is January, with highs near -9°C.

When does it rain most in Astana?

July, with rain on about three days a week. September is the driest, with rain on about one day a week.

How long are the days in Astana?

From about 8 hours in December to 16½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Astana?

August, when cloud covers about 40% of the sky on average. January and February are the cloudiest, at about 76%.

Places with a year like Astana's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Astana's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Astana's summer.

Elsewhere in Kazakhstan

All of Kazakhstan

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Astana. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.