Kazakhstan Climatic Classifications

CodeDescriptionGroupNumber of states/regionsStates/regions
BskMid-latitude steppeArid5 Atyrau Region Jambyl Region Karaganda Region Shymkent West Kazakhstan Region
DfbHumid continental, no dry season, warm summerCold (continental)5 Akmola Region East Kazakhstan Region North Kazakhstan Region Nur-Sultan Pavlodar Region
DfaHumid continental, no dry season, hot summerCold (continental)4 Aktobe Region Almaty Almaty Region Kostanay Region
BwkMid-latitude desertArid3 Baykonyr Kyzylorda Region Mangystau Region
CsaMediterranean, hot summerTemperate1 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

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
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)7.286.778.878.048.078.47.155.624.776.787.397.637.23
Average relative humidity (%)84.2384.4576.7355.4341.8839.5537.9637.1440.5352.3370.6580.9458.48
Mean monthly sunshine hours5.997.919.3511.0714.0915.414.8712.6211.09.386.825.610.34

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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