Last updated: May 6, 2024
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.
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).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 7°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 maximum | 2°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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Almaty, Kazakhstan with other places around the world.
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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) | 5 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 198 | 248 | 310 | 334 | 386 | 381 | 412 | 390 | 342 | 292 | 244 | 231 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 22m | 10h 30m | 11h 56m | 13h 25m | 14h 40m | 15h 19m | 14h 59m | 13h 52m | 12h 27m | 10h 59m | 9h 41m | 9h 1m |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |