Best Time to Visit Almaty

The best time to visit Almaty is June to September, when the average temperature is 20–27°C and rainfall is low for Almaty, at 22–46 mm a month.

Almaty weather by month

The wettest month in Almaty is April with 77 mm of rain, and the warmest is July at an average 27°C. The coolest is January at -1°C.

MonthAverage temperatureRainfallVerdict
January-1°C / 30°F
23 mm
Cold
February1°C / 34°F
29 mm
Cold
March8°C / 46°F
46 mm
Cool
April13°C / 56°F
77 mm
Cool
May19°C / 66°F
64 mm
Rainy
June24°C / 76°F
46 mm
Best
July27°C / 80°F
31 mm
Best
August26°C / 78°F
24 mm
Best
September20°C / 67°F
22 mm
Best
October13°C / 55°F
37 mm
Cool
November5°C / 41°F
41 mm
Cool
December0°C / 32°F
28 mm
Cold

How we pick the best months

  • Best: an average temperature of 1528°C and low rainfall for Almaty: under 150 mm, and no more than 60 mm, a quarter above Almaty's median month (never set below 60 mm).
  • If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
  • Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 60 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.

Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.

Where these numbers come from

Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Almaty International (ALA) at 43.35, 77.04. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.

The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.