Shymkent weather by month & the best time to visit

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · city break · Mediterranean climate

The best time to visit Shymkent is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with October and May close behind. Shymkent averages about 2,974 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 6 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

2,974

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

96/100

Rain / year

511 mm

Snow / year

≈91 cm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

1.2M

Elevation

410 m

When is the best time to visit Shymkent?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Shymkent is September, then October and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 59 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Shymkent?

Shymkent gets a lot of sun: around 2,974 hours a year. 96 Sunshine Score points separate September (96) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #5 of 24 destinations in Kazakhstan for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,719 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around March, carries about 41% of the annual 511 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Tashkent Uzbekistan · 124 km · best in Sep · 2,929 h sun/yr
• Namangan Uzbekistan · 231 km · best in Oct · 2,919 h sun/yr
• Khujand Tajikistan · 240 km · best in Sep · 2,919 h sun/yr
• Fergana Uzbekistan · 293 km · best in Sep · 2,917 h sun/yr
• Osh Kyrgyzstan · 338 km · best in Sep · 2,957 h sun/yr
• Samarkand Uzbekistan · 363 km · best in Sep · 2,936 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Turkıstan Kazakhstan · 129 km · 3,073 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Taraz Kazakhstan · 159 km · 2,726 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Zomin Uzbekistan · 276 km · 2,884 h sun/yr · best in Sep

Head-to-head

How Shymkent compares month by month: Shymkent vs Tashkent · Shymkent vs Namangan · Shymkent vs Khujand · all comparisons