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Kazakhstan climate

Dry continental — hot summers, cold winters. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Almaty · Shymkent · Aktobe · Karagandy · Taraz · Kyzylorda

Browse all 21 cities in Kazakhstan

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

Dfb

Warm-summer humid continental

7 cities

Karagandypop 498k Astanapop 346k Ust-Kamenogorskpop 319k Semeypop 293k Kostanaypop 210k Petropavlpop 201k Kokshetaupop 151k

BSk

Cold semi-arid

5 cities

Shymkentpop 1.2M Kyzylordapop 355k Atyraupop 291k Turkestanpop 227k Baikonurpop 70k

Dfa

Hot-summer humid continental

3 cities

Aktobepop 501k Oralpop 330k Taldykorganpop 117k

Dsa

Mediterranean-influenced hot-summer humid continental

2 cities

Almatypop 2.0M Konayevpop 42k

BWk

Cold desert

2 cities

Tarazpop 358k Zhezqazghanpop 104k

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Other / unclassified

2 cities

Pavlodarpop 329k Aktaupop 147k

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Kazakhstan.

Mediterranean-influenced hot-summer humid continentalDsa

Cold semi-aridBSk

Hot-summer humid continentalDfa

Warm-summer humid continentalDfb

Cold semi-aridBSk

Climate types in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan spans 5 climate types. All climate types:

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental · 7 cities BSk Cold semi-arid · 5 cities Dfa Hot-summer humid continental · 3 cities BWk Cold desert · 2 cities Dsa Mediterranean-influenced hot-summer humid continental · 2 cities

Climate records across Kazakhstan — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Shymkent (56.3 °F avg) · Coolest Petropavl (36.2 °F avg) · Wettest Konayev (26 in/yr) · Driest Aktau (1 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Kazakhstan sits well between them.