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Astana, Kazakhstan climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Astana has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 80°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 0°F at night. Around 13 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (2.0 inches) and easing off in February (0.6 inches). At latitude 51°N, day length swings from 7.7 hours in midwinter to 16.3 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsAstana climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 14 | 15 | 28 | 52 | 69 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 65 | 52 | 29 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 8 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 58 | 67 | 69 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 22 | 10 |
| Avg low (°F) | 0 | −1 | 10 | 33 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 15 | 2 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 14 | 15 | 28 | 52 | 69 | 78 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 8 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 58 | 67 |
| Avg low (°F) | 0 | −1 | 10 | 33 | 47 | 56 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 80 | 78 | 65 | 52 | 29 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 69 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 22 | 10 |
| Avg low (°F) | 59 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 15 | 2 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 18 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 16 | 18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 3 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 18 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | 1 | 8 | 16 | 18 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 60 | 57 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 65 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 97 | 92 | 65 | 55 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 56 | 67 | 84 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 58 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 97 | 92 | 65 | 55 | 52 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 57 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 65 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 53 | 51 | 56 | 67 | 84 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 15 years of daily observations at Astana, a weather station, about 8 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.