Zhezkazgan weather by month & the best time to visit
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · regional city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Zhezkazgan is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with August and May close behind. Zhezkazgan averages about 2,981 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 6 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,981
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 183 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈90 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 104k
- Elevation
- 378 m
When is the best time to visit Zhezkazgan?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Zhezkazgan is September, then August and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 15 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Zhezkazgan?
Zhezkazgan gets a lot of sun: around 2,981 hours a year. 96 Sunshine Score points separate September (96) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 24 destinations in Kazakhstan for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,719 hours. The year's 183 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -10° / 14°F | -18° / 0°F | 15 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -17° / 1°F | 16 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -7° / 19°F | 18 mm | 3 |
| April | 62 | 16° / 61°F | 1° / 34°F | 19 mm | 5 |
| May | 94 | 25° / 77°F | 9° / 48°F | 17 mm | 6 |
| June | 93 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 19 mm | 7 |
| July | 94 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 13 mm | 7 |
| August | 95 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 9 mm | 6 |
| September | 96 | 23° / 73°F | 9° / 48°F | 6 mm | 4 |
| October | 31 | 12° / 54°F | 0° / 32°F | 16 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -7° / 19°F | 19 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -14° / 7°F | 16 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Astana Kazakhstan · 457 km · best in Aug · 2,632 h sun/yr
- Shymkent Kazakhstan · 610 km · best in Sep · 2,974 h sun/yr
- Tashkent Uzbekistan · 728 km · best in Sep · 2,929 h sun/yr
- Bishkek Kyrgyzstan · 737 km · best in Sep · 2,950 h sun/yr
- Namangan Uzbekistan · 807 km · best in Oct · 2,919 h sun/yr
- Aktobe Kazakhstan · 818 km · best in Aug · 2,609 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kyzylorda Kazakhstan · 372 km · 3,068 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Baikonur Kazakhstan · 416 km · 2,915 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Karaganda Kazakhstan · 465 km · 2,880 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Turkıstan Kazakhstan · 493 km · 3,073 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Balkhash Kazakhstan · 555 km · 2,724 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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