Kyzylorda climate
Kyzylorda is warmest in July, with average highs of 34 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -10.0 °C. April is the wettest month (18 mm) and September the driest (3.2 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Kyzylorda averages 127 mm of rain, 132 days above 25 °C and 134 days below freezing.
Kazakhstan · population 354,800 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 34 °C
- Coldest month January -10.0 °C
- Driest month September 3 mm
- Wettest month April 18 mm
- Least cloud August 14 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 44 °C
- Coldest on record January -35 °C
What to expectKyzylorda through the year
Kyzylorda has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -2.4 °C in January to 34 °C in July, a swing of 35 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 132 days a year reach 25 °C, 85 of them reach 30 °C, 134 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 3 mm in September to 18 mm in April. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -2.4 °C | 14 mm | 67 % |
| February | 0.8 °C | 11 mm | 60 % |
| March | 9.7 °C | 17 mm | 53 % |
| April | 19.6 °C | 18 mm | 47 % |
| May | 26.8 °C | 12 mm | 38 % |
| June | 32.4 °C | 6 mm | 27 % |
| July | 34.0 °C | 5 mm | 18 % |
| August | 32.3 °C | 3 mm | 14 % |
| September | 25.4 °C | 3 mm | 20 % |
| October | 16.5 °C | 8 mm | 35 % |
| November | 6.1 °C | 15 mm | 52 % |
| December | -0.6 °C | 13 mm | 60 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -2.4 °C | -10.0 °C | -6.2 °C | 15.2 °C | -34.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| February | 0.8 °C | -8.8 °C | -4.1 °C | 19.3 °C | -30.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| March | 9.7 °C | -2.1 °C | 3.8 °C | 29.9 °C | -20.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| April | 19.6 °C | 6.4 °C | 13.5 °C | 36.8 °C | -6.8 °C | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| May | 26.8 °C | 13.5 °C | 20.8 °C | 39.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 20 | 9 | 0 |
| June | 32.4 °C | 19.1 °C | 26.5 °C | 42.8 °C | 8.3 °C | 28 | 22 | 0 |
| July | 34.0 °C | 21.4 °C | 28.4 °C | 43.7 °C | 13.8 °C | 31 | 26 | 0 |
| August | 32.3 °C | 19.5 °C | 26.5 °C | 43.5 °C | 8.3 °C | 29 | 22 | 0 |
| September | 25.4 °C | 12.8 °C | 19.3 °C | 40.1 °C | 1.0 °C | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| October | 16.5 °C | 5.1 °C | 10.8 °C | 32.6 °C | -7.9 °C | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| November | 6.1 °C | -2.2 °C | 1.7 °C | 23.4 °C | -18.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| December | -0.6 °C | -7.7 °C | -4.3 °C | 13.0 °C | -25.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 mm | 4 | 9.2 h/day | 67 % | 75 % | 18 km/h |
| February | 11 mm | 3 | 10 h/day | 60 % | 72 % | 19 km/h |
| March | 17 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 53 % | 62 % | 21 km/h |
| April | 18 mm | 4 | 13 h/day | 47 % | 46 % | 21 km/h |
| May | 12 mm | 3 | 15 h/day | 38 % | 37 % | 21 km/h |
| June | 6 mm | 2 | 16 h/day | 27 % | 31 % | 20 km/h |
| July | 5 mm | 1 | 15 h/day | 18 % | 31 % | 20 km/h |
| August | 3 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 14 % | 30 % | 20 km/h |
| September | 3 mm | 1 | 13 h/day | 20 % | 35 % | 19 km/h |
| October | 8 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 35 % | 50 % | 18 km/h |
| November | 15 mm | 4 | 9.6 h/day | 52 % | 67 % | 17 km/h |
| December | 13 mm | 4 | 8.8 h/day | 60 % | 72 % | 18 km/h |
How Kyzylorda compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyzylorda | 34 °C | -10.0 °C | 127 mm | 132 |
| Turkistan · Kazakhstan | 35 °C | -6.5 °C | 261 mm | 146 |
| Shymkent · Kazakhstan | 33 °C | -6.0 °C | 611 mm | 131 |
| Tashkent · Uzbekistan | 35 °C | -5.1 °C | 579 mm | 147 |
| Chirchiq · Uzbekistan | 32 °C | -6.5 °C | 653 mm | 129 |
| Taraz · Kazakhstan | 33 °C | -8.4 °C | 389 mm | 121 |
| Nukus · Uzbekistan | 35 °C | -6.8 °C | 110 mm | 144 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Kyzylorda’s climate
When is the best time to visit Kyzylorda?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and September the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Kyzylorda get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 34 °C. About 85 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -10.0 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 134 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Kyzylorda?
April, averaging 18 mm over 4 days with rain. The driest month is September with 3 mm. The year as a whole averages 127 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Kyzylorda rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.