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Monthly climate in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Almaty features a humid continental climate (Dfa). Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (17 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -28 °C (-19 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 813 mm (32.0 inches) and receives 119 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Almaty enjoys an average of 3774 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 1 minutes to 15 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Almaty, Kazakhstan

The warmest months in Almaty are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 19 °C (61 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -5 °C (17 - 23 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Almaty experiences 25 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 150 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Almaty. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum7°C
(44°F)		10°C
(50°F)		17°C
(63°F)		25°C
(76°F)		27°C
(81°F)		29°C
(84°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(86°F)		28°C
(82°F)		21°C
(69°F)		21°C
(69°F)		8°C
(46°F)
Mean maximum2°C
(36°F)		6°C
(42°F)		15°C
(59°F)		23°C
(73°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(76°F)		30°C
(86°F)		28°C
(83°F)		26°C
(78°F)		19°C
(67°F)		14°C
(57°F)		5°C
(41°F)
Average high-4°C
(25°F)		-1°C
(31°F)		5°C
(42°F)		13°C
(55°F)		17°C
(64°F)		21°C
(70°F)		25°C
(77°F)		23°C
(74°F)		19°C
(66°F)		11°C
(52°F)		2°C
(37°F)		-2°C
(28°F)
Daily mean-8°C
(17°F)		-5°C
(23°F)		1°C
(34°F)		8°C
(46°F)		12°C
(55°F)		16°C
(61°F)		19°C
(67°F)		18°C
(64°F)		13°C
(56°F)		5°C
(42°F)		-3°C
(27°F)		-7°C
(20°F)
Average low-12°C
(11°F)		-9°C
(16°F)		-3°C
(27°F)		3°C
(37°F)		7°C
(45°F)		10°C
(51°F)		13°C
(56°F)		12°C
(54°F)		7°C
(46°F)		0°C
(33°F)		-7°C
(20°F)		-10°C
(15°F)
Mean minimum-19°C
(-2°F)		-16°C
(3°F)		-10°C
(15°F)		-5°C
(23°F)		-1°C
(31°F)		5°C
(42°F)		10°C
(49°F)		6°C
(43°F)		0°C
(33°F)		-7°C
(20°F)		-16°C
(3°F)		-16°C
(4°F)
Minimum-28°C
(-19°F)		-18°C
(0°F)		-13°C
(8°F)		-9°C
(16°F)		-6°C
(22°F)		4°C
(39°F)		7°C
(45°F)		5°C
(40°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		-13°C
(8°F)		-19°C
(-3°F)		-18°C
(-1°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Almaty usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 14 rainy days and 120 mm (4.7 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Almaty are January, July and December. On average, 29 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Almaty. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)20 (0.8)53 (2.1)88 (3.5)141 (5.6)131 (5.2)76 (3.0)38 (1.5)72 (2.8)50 (2.0)63 (2.5)50 (2.0)30 (1.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)591415141361091086

Monthly sunshine hours in Almaty, Kazakhstan

The sunniest months in Almaty are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 47 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Almaty: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 19 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Almaty. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours198248310334386381412390342292244231
Mean daily daylight hours9h 22m10h 30m11h 56m13h 25m14h 40m15h 19m14h 59m13h 52m12h 27m10h 59m9h 41m9h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Almaty experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure. January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Almaty UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Almaty. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)2481011111098532