Weather in Almaty

July is the warmest month (average 26.7°C, high 33.8°C) and January is the coolest (average 0.0°C, low -4.6°C). That 26.7°C swing in monthly averages is the first thing to plan around in Almaty.

Rain is wet season runs from April to May, inside an annual total of 467 mm. The wettest month is April at 77 mm; the driest is September at 22 mm. Almaty is in Kazakhstan at 43.3°N. The 2001–2020 NASA POWER daily record describes a continental climate with a wide temperature swing. On this site the months that score closest to a 22°C day, lighter rain, and moderate humidity are June, August, and September.

Best months to visit Almaty

The three months with the highest comfort score are June, August, and September: June (24.0°C average, 46 mm, 42% humidity); August (25.6°C average, 24 mm, 33% humidity); September (20.2°C average, 22 mm, 35% humidity). They fall in calendar order. The score rewards averages near 22°C, lower rainfall, and humidity near 60%. It is a climate score, not a festival or price calendar.

If you want the wet season itself — fewer crowds, greener landscape, heavier rain — aim at April–May instead of the score.

Hot and cool months in Almaty

Monthly average highs run from 4.5°C in January to 33.8°C in July. Nights follow the same curve: -4.6°C in January and 19.6°C in July.

Mean high across all twelve months is 19.5°C and mean low is 7.1°C. These are 20-year grid averages, so a city station can read a few degrees warmer or cooler.

When Almaty gets wet

The wet season in Almaty starts in April and ends in May (April and May). April is the core of it at 77 mm. September is the other extreme, with 22 mm.

A rainy day here is a day with at least 1 mm in the NASA POWER series. April averages 11 such days; September averages 4.

The calendar in Almaty

January is the coolest month, with lows around -4.6°C and highs near 4.5°C. Rainfall is 23 mm. February brings 29 mm and 7 rainy days; temperatures run from -3.3°C to 7.4°C. March stands apart from the months beside it: 15.0°C / 2.0°C and 46 mm. The wet season opens in April. Expect 77 mm and 11 rainy days, with nights around 7.1°C. May closes the wet season: 65 mm over 9 rainy days, then the calendar dries. June brings 46 mm and 8 rainy days; temperatures run from 17.2°C to 30.8°C.

Peak heat arrives in July: 33.8°C by day, 19.6°C at night, and 36% humidity. August: 32.8°C high, 18.3°C low, 24 mm rain, 33% humidity. September is the driest month, averaging only 22 mm across 4 rainy days. Highs sit near 27.2°C. In October, Almaty averages 19.8°C by day and 7.1°C at night, with 37 mm of rain. November: 11.5°C high, 0.8°C low, 41 mm rain, 56% humidity. December stands apart from the months beside it: 5.2°C / -3.8°C and 28 mm.

How Almaty compares inside Kazakhstan

Astana is about 973 km away: Almaty is 6.4°C warmer than Astana in its hottest month and 96 mm wetter over the year than Astana. Astana’s wettest month is July (55 mm) versus April here.