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Best time to visit Almaty

September is the best time to visit Almaty for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 91/100
The least cloud August 38 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 28 mm
Warmth July 27 °C
Cooler weather January -1.8 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 91 21 °C 8
2 August 89 26 °C 8
3 June 86 24 °C 12
4 July 85 27 °C 9
5 May 76 20 °C 15
6 October 63 14 °C 9
7 April 56 14 °C 14
8 January 38 -1.8 °C 7
9 December 37 0.02 °C 7
10 February 36 0.2 °C 7
11 November 34 5.8 °C 8
12 March 32 6.9 °C 12

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 12 wet days and highs near 6.9 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January -1.8 °C 28 mm 59 %
February 0.2 °C 39 mm 61 %
March 6.9 °C 81 mm 62 %
April 14.1 °C 132 mm 60 %
May 19.5 °C 139 mm 61 %
June 24.3 °C 87 mm 56 %
July 27.0 °C 69 mm 44 %
August 26.2 °C 51 mm 38 %
September 21.3 °C 50 mm 39 %
October 14.1 °C 59 mm 45 %
November 5.8 °C 52 mm 56 %
December 0.0 °C 35 mm 58 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.