Almaty, Kazakhstan
mountain climate · nature · medium crowds · budget prices
Set in mountain country, Almaty (Kazakhstan) is best understood through its weather data: our 2015–2024 climate record puts its peak at a 98/100 sun score in July, exactly the kind of reliability you want for a trip built around landscapes and trails.
Across a typical year, afternoon temperatures swing between -1°C (January) and 30°C (July). The wet–dry contrast is pronounced: 40% rain-day odds in March against 13% in August. If 24°C is your bar for proper warmth, count on June–August.
Averaged by season, sun scores land at 71 for spring, 98 for summer, 68 for autumn and 56 for winter — with typical afternoons of 16°, 29°, 14° and 0°C respectively. That makes summer the statistical sweet spot (season score 98), with spring a workable second; winter is where the odds thin out. For warmth without the densest crowds, the shoulder play is June: still 27°C highs, with a sun score of 97.
Best months to visit Almaty
Our month-by-month scoring puts July first (98/100), with August (98) and June (97) close behind. In practice you have flexibility — May–September all stay above a 70 sun score. Skip March if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 53/100.
For context: in July, Almaty is drier than 88% of the mountain destinations we track.
Month-by-month breakdown for Almaty → · More destinations for July →
The live forecast backs this up: of the next 15 days, 8 look mostly clear and none carry meaningful rain risk, in a 1–16°C band. Today's cached sun score is 60/100.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 5,340 km | ~7 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 5,247 km | ~7 h | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 5,603 km | ~7 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 5,556 km | ~7 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 5,080 km | ~6 h 45 | Find flights → |
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 11° / 3° | 52% | 0% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 10° / 3° | 55% | 17% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 12° / 1° | 10% | 0% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 11° / 2° | 21% | 0% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 14° / 3° | 29% | 2% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 14° / 3° | 15% | 1% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 14° / 4° | 9% | 2% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 14° / 5° | 67% | 3% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 13° / 5° | 59% | 7% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 13° / 2° | 39% | 3% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 14° / 2° | 8% | 5% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 16° / 3° | 15% | 13% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 15° / 5° | 100% | 22% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 7° / 3° | 85% | 27% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 10° / 3° | 50% | 21% |
Almaty climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (July highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1° / -9.3° | 60.9% | 18.4% | 57 |
| February | 1.8° / -7° | 62.6% | 22.4% | 56 |
| March | 9.9° / -0.3° | 61.6% | 39.6% | 53 |
| April | 17.1° / 6.5° | 58.8% | 38% | 68 |
| May | 21.8° / 11.3° | 54.5% | 33.5% | 91 |
| June | 27.1° / 15.9° | 50.4% | 22.3% | 97 |
| July | 30.3° / 18.8° | 37.1% | 13.5% | 98 |
| August | 28.1° / 16.8° | 32.1% | 12.9% | 98 |
| September | 22.1° / 11.4° | 35.9% | 18% | 92 |
| October | 14.1° / 4.5° | 47.1% | 22.2% | 58 |
| November | 5.6° / -3° | 55.1% | 24.3% | 54 |
| December | 0.5° / -7.1° | 64% | 22.6% | 55 |
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