According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit Kazakhstan is March to May and September to October. Plan 2–14 days.
Best months for Kazakhstan
- Best months
- March to May and September to October
- How long to stay
- 2–14 days
- Continent
- Asia
What Kazakhstan is best for
Vast landscapes spanning Tian Shan mountain trails, Charyn Canyon, Mangystau deserts, and Silk Road heritage in Turkestan.
- Prices
- € · cheaper than in Slovakia
Weather in Kazakhstan by month
Monthly averages around Astana; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | about −17 °C | little rain (21 mm) |
| February | about −14 °C | little rain (21 mm) |
| March best | about −6 °C | little rain (27 mm) |
| April best | about 6 °C | some rain (30 mm) |
| May best | about 14 °C | some rain (33 mm) |
| June | about 19 °C | some rain (42 mm) |
| July | about 21 °C | some rain (54 mm) |
| August | about 19 °C | little rain (27 mm) |
| September best | about 12 °C | little rain (21 mm) |
| October best | about 4 °C | some rain (33 mm) |
| November | about −6 °C | some rain (33 mm) |
| December | about −14 °C | little rain (27 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about Kazakhstan
- Capital
- Astana
- Languages
- Russian and Kazakh
- Currency
- Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT)
- Time
- UTC+5
- Plugs
- Type C, F · 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +7
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
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