Sunshine destinations in Kazakhstan

🇰🇿 24 destinations with month-by-month sunshine data. Guides: best time to visit.

Turkıstan is the sunniest place in Kazakhstan — 3,073 hours of sunshine a year, sunniest in September with daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F. Kyzylorda (3,068 h) and Urzhar (3,037 h) are next.

The sunniest places in Kazakhstan

• 1
  Turkıstan

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  3,073 h sun/yrbest in September (27° / 81°F days)

• 2
  Kyzylorda

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  3,068 h sun/yrbest in September (27° / 81°F days)

• 3
  Urzhar

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstansmall town

  3,037 h sun/yrbest in August (31° / 88°F days)

• 4
  Zhezkazgan

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  2,981 h sun/yrbest in September (23° / 73°F days)

• 5
  Shymkent

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstancity break

  2,974 h sun/yrbest in September (29° / 84°F days)

• 6
  Taldykorgan

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  2,949 h sun/yrbest in August (31° / 88°F days)

• 7
  Usharal

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstansmall town

  2,941 h sun/yrbest in September (25° / 77°F days)

• 8
  Baikonur

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstansmall town

  2,915 h sun/yrbest in September (26° / 79°F days)

• 9
  Zaysan

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstansmall town

  2,899 h sun/yrbest in August (29° / 84°F days)

• 10
  Karaganda

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstancity break

  2,880 h sun/yrbest in August (26° / 79°F days)

• 11
  Taraz

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  2,726 h sun/yrbest in September (26° / 79°F days)

• 12
  Balkhash

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstansmall town

  2,724 h sun/yrbest in August (29° / 84°F days)

• 13
  Semey

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  2,713 h sun/yrbest in September (20° / 68°F days)

• 14
  Almaty

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstancity break

  2,693 h sun/yrbest in September (27° / 81°F days)

• 15
  Astana

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstancity break

  2,632 h sun/yrbest in August (26° / 79°F days)

• 16
  Aktobe

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstancity break

  2,609 h sun/yrbest in August (29° / 84°F days)

• 17
  Aktau

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  2,608 h sun/yrbest in September (27° / 81°F days)

• 18
  Pavlodar

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  2,603 h sun/yrbest in May (22° / 72°F days)

• 19
  Kostanay

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  2,470 h sun/yrbest in June (26° / 79°F days)

• 20
  Ust-Kamenogorsk (Oskemen)

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  2,437 h sun/yrbest in August (28° / 82°F days)

• 21
  Kokshetau

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  2,413 h sun/yrbest in June (24° / 75°F days)

• 22
  Petropavl

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  2,371 h sun/yrbest in August (24° / 75°F days)

• 23
  Atyrau

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  2,363 h sun/yrbest in August (31° / 88°F days)

• 24
  Uralsk

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  2,362 h sun/yrbest in August (30° / 86°F days)

All Kazakhstan destinations

• 1
  Turkıstan

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  Best in September (97/100)27° / 81°F

• 2
  Kyzylorda

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  Best in September (97/100)27° / 81°F

• 3
  Urzhar

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstansmall town

  Best in August (94/100)31° / 88°F

• 4
  Zhezkazgan

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  Best in September (96/100)23° / 73°F

• 5
  Shymkent

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstancity break

  Best in September (96/100)29° / 84°F

• 6
  Taldykorgan

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  Best in August (94/100)31° / 88°F

• 7
  Usharal

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstansmall town

  Best in September (94/100)25° / 77°F

• 8
  Baikonur

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstansmall town

  Best in September (96/100)26° / 79°F

• 9
  Zaysan

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstansmall town

  Best in August (92/100)29° / 84°F

• 10
  Karaganda

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstancity break

  Best in August (92/100)26° / 79°F

• 11
  Taraz

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  Best in September (93/100)26° / 79°F

• 12
  Balkhash

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstansmall town

  Best in August (94/100)29° / 84°F

• 13
  Semey

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  Best in September (91/100)20° / 68°F

• 14
  Almaty

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstancity break

  Best in September (91/100)27° / 81°F

• 15
  Astana

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstancity break

  Best in August (89/100)26° / 79°F

• 16
  Aktobe

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstancity break

  Best in August (91/100)29° / 84°F

• 17
  Aktau

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  Best in September (93/100)27° / 81°F

• 18
  Pavlodar

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  Best in May (90/100)22° / 72°F

• 19
  Kostanay

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  Best in June (87/100)26° / 79°F

• 20
  Ust-Kamenogorsk (Oskemen)

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  Best in August (88/100)28° / 82°F

• 21
  Kokshetau

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  Best in June (84/100)24° / 75°F

• 22
  Petropavl

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  Best in August (83/100)24° / 75°F

• 23
  Atyrau

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  Best in August (91/100)31° / 88°F

• 24
  Uralsk

  🇰🇿 Kazakhstanregional city

  Best in August (89/100)30° / 86°F