Kazakhstan Climatic Classifications

Code Description Group Number of states/regions States/regions
Bsk Mid-latitude steppe Arid 5 Atyrau Region Jambyl Region Karaganda Region Shymkent West Kazakhstan Region
Dfb Humid continental, no dry season, warm summer Cold (continental) 5 Akmola Region East Kazakhstan Region North Kazakhstan Region Nur-Sultan Pavlodar Region
Dfa Humid continental, no dry season, hot summer Cold (continental) 4 Aktobe Region Almaty Almaty Region Kostanay Region
Bwk Mid-latitude desert Arid 3 Baykonyr Kyzylorda Region Mangystau Region
Csa Mediterranean, hot summer Temperate 1 Turkestan Region

Summary: Most regions (5) in Kazakhstan lie in the Mid-latitude steppe climate zone (Köppen: Bsk). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 16.73°C (62.11°F) in Turkestan Region to a low of 3.55°C (38.39°F) in North Kazakhstan Region.

Climate Kazakhstan: Weather By Month

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 4.95(40.91) 6.17(43.11) 15.33(59.59) 23.17(73.71) 30.29(86.52) 35.28(95.5) 37.52(99.54) 35.88(96.58) 29.35(84.83) 20.51(68.92) 10.38(50.68) 5.07(41.13) 37.52(99.54)
Average high °C (°F) -6.54(20.23) -5.06(22.89) 3.66(38.59) 15.11(59.2) 22.94(73.29) 28.22(82.8) 30.28(86.5) 28.82(83.88) 21.74(71.13) 12.6(54.68) 2.17(35.91) -4.44(24.01) 12.46(54.43)
Daily mean °C (°F) -9.15(15.53) -8.07(17.47) 0.64(33.15) 11.69(53.04) 19.42(66.96) 24.87(76.77) 26.85(80.33) 25.2(77.36) 18.2(64.76) 9.45(49.01) -0.36(31.35) -6.76(19.83) 9.33(48.79)
Average low °C (°F) -12.82(8.92) -12.43(9.63) -4.1(24.62) 5.9(42.62) 12.61(54.7) 17.81(64.06) 19.9(67.82) 18.46(65.23) 12.41(54.34) 5.07(41.13) -3.61(25.5) -9.95(14.09) 4.1(39.38)
Record low °C (°F) -20.56(-5.01) -18.85(-1.93) -10.51(13.08) 1.26(34.27) 5.47(41.85) 10.21(50.38) 12.71(54.88) 11.15(52.07) 7.37(45.27) 1.27(34.29) -8.26(17.13) -16.3(2.66) -20.56(-5.01)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 35.24(1.39) 35.84(1.41) 52.22(2.06) 54.26(2.14) 60.23(2.37) 61.78(2.43) 47.69(1.88) 36.6(1.44) 27.57(1.09) 41.19(1.62) 44.48(1.75) 40.69(1.6) 44.82(1.76)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.28 6.77 8.87 8.04 8.07 8.4 7.15 5.62 4.77 6.78 7.39 7.63 7.23
Average relative humidity (%) 84.23 84.45 76.73 55.43 41.88 39.55 37.96 37.14 40.53 52.33 70.65 80.94 58.48
Mean monthly sunshine hours 5.99 7.91 9.35 11.07 14.09 15.4 14.87 12.62 11.0 9.38 6.82 5.6 10.34

Kazakhstan Climate Graph

Kazakhstan’s Cities by Temperature

Kazakhstan’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:

Turkestan Region
16.73°C | 62.11°F
Mangystau Region
14.52°C | 58.14°F
Shymkent
14.51°C | 58.12°F
Kyzylorda Region
13.97°C | 57.15°F
Jambyl Region
13.29°C | 55.92°F
Baykonyr
13.12°C | 55.62°F
Atyrau Region
12.41°C | 54.34°F
Almaty Region
11.33°C | 52.39°F
West Kazakhstan Region
9.51°C | 49.12°F
Aktobe Region
7.93°C | 46.27°F
Kostanay Region
6.44°C | 43.59°F
Almaty
5.81°C | 42.46°F
Karaganda Region
5.69°C | 42.24°F
East Kazakhstan Region
5.36°C | 41.65°F
Pavlodar Region
4.78°C | 40.6°F
Nur-Sultan
4.59°C | 40.26°F
Akmola Region
4.45°C | 40.01°F
North Kazakhstan Region
3.55°C | 38.39°F

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