Almaty

Kazakhstan

A leafy former capital nestled in the Zailiysky Alatau mountains, blending Soviet brutalism with a booming cafe culture.

Warmest month is July at 33°C on average. Coolest is January at 0°C. Driest reading falls in January with 7 rain days.

Six lead datapoints

MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January0°±7°7
February4°±7°9
March12°±9°12
April19°±7°14
May24°±6°14
June30°±5°10
July33°±5°8
August30°±5°8
September25°±6°8
October16°±7°9
November8°±9°9
December2°±7°8

What to do

  • Take the cable car up Kok Tobe for sunset mountain views
  • Ski the powdery slopes of Shymbulak resort
  • Shop for dried fruits at the booming stalls of the Green Bazaar

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.