What are the temperature differences between Almaty, Shymkent, Astana, Qaraghandy, Oskemen, 5 more?

Shymkent and Turkistan have the warmest temperatures, with July highs reaching 36.5°C and 37.5°C respectively, indicating potential discomfort due to excessive heat. Astana, Qaraghandy, Oskemen, Semey and Pavlodar experience the coldest winters, with average January lows around -17°C to -18.5°C, leading to uncomfortable conditions. Cities like Taraz, Aqtobe and Almaty have milder temperature ranges compared to the others, but still experience periods of discomfort during both winter and summer. Only Shymkent and Turkistan experience temperatures in the comfort zone above 18C in June, July, August and September.

What are the differences in sun/precipitation levels between Almaty, Shymkent, Astana, Qaraghandy, Oskemen, 5 more?

One notable trend across the cities is the variance in sunshine hours, with Turkistan consistently receiving the highest annual sunlight, particularly in the summer months, while Astana has the lowest sunlight hours, especially in January and December. Precipitation levels also vary significantly, with Aqtobe experiencing some of the lowest precipitation during the summer months, while Semey shows a steady amount throughout the year, with notable levels in May and June. Overall, cities like Shymkent and Taraz demonstrate a balance of relatively high sun exposure and low precipitation during mid-year, making them more favorable for dry and sunny conditions.

What are the differences in astronomy conditions (sunrise, sunset) between Almaty, Shymkent, Astana, Qaraghandy, Oskemen, 5 more?

Cities in the north and east (Semey, Oskemen, Pavlodar, Astana, Qaraghandy, Aqtobe) generally have earlier sunrises in June and later sunsets, leading to longer days compared to cities in the south (Shymkent, Turkistan, Taraz, Almaty). Astana and Pavlodar experience the earliest sunsets and shortest days in December, whereas Shymkent, Turkistan, Taraz and Almaty have the latest sunrises and thus the shortest days during winter. The longest days are observed in Pavlodar with 16:42 hours in June. The earliest sunrise happens in Oskemen at 04:21 in June with 8:09 hours of daylight in December, indicating it is the most eastern city in the list.

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Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures

Shymkent and Turkistan have the warmest temperatures, with July highs reaching 36.5°C and 37.5°C respectively, indicating potential discomfort due to excessive heat.
Astana, Qaraghandy, Oskemen, Semey and Pavlodar experience the coldest winters, with average January lows around -17°C to -18.5°C, leading to uncomfortable conditions.
Cities like Taraz, Aqtobe and Almaty have milder temperature ranges compared to the others, but still experience periods of discomfort during both winter and summer.
Only Shymkent and Turkistan experience temperatures in the comfort zone above 18C in June, July, August and September.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Almaty	Shymkent	Astana	Qaraghandy	Oskemen	Aqtobe	Taraz	Semey	Pavlodar	Turkistan
Jan	-1.2°C	4.7°C	-10.1°C	-9.4°C	-9.0°C	-7.5°C	1.7°C	-9.3°C	-10.4°C	3.8°C
Feb	1.0°C	8.0°C	-7.4°C	-6.5°C	-5.2°C	-5.8°C	5.3°C	-6.2°C	-7.9°C	7.6°C
Mar	7.5°C	14.3°C	-1.9°C	-1.2°C	0.6°C	0.2°C	11.9°C	0.7°C	-0.6°C	14.4°C
Apr	14.6°C	20.2°C	11.7°C	12.5°C	13.4°C	13.8°C	19.2°C	14.3°C	12.8°C	22.2°C
May	19.4°C	26.2°C	20.3°C	20.4°C	20.9°C	21.3°C	25.2°C	21.7°C	20.6°C	29.0°C
Jun	24.5°C	32.9°C	24.3°C	24.7°C	25.8°C	26.0°C	31.6°C	27.1°C	25.4°C	34.6°C
Jul	28.4°C	36.6°C	26.7°C	27.1°C	28.6°C	29.3°C	35.1°C	28.9°C	27.6°C	37.6°C
Aug	26.6°C	33.9°C	24.7°C	24.8°C	27.8°C	27.9°C	32.4°C	27.1°C	25.6°C	34.5°C
Sep	21.2°C	28.2°C	17.3°C	17.5°C	19.9°C	20.1°C	26.1°C	19.4°C	18.0°C	28.2°C
Oct	13.5°C	20.1°C	10.0°C	10.2°C	11.7°C	12.0°C	17.6°C	11.9°C	10.5°C	19.8°C
Nov	5.3°C	12.1°C	-1.6°C	-1.2°C	-0.7°C	1.5°C	8.8°C	0.3°C	-0.9°C	11.1°C
Dec	-0.1°C	5.5°C	-9.0°C	-8.2°C	-8.1°C	-5.8°C	2.8°C	-7.9°C	-9.1°C	4.9°C
Average	13.4°C	11.1°C	8.8°C	10.5°C	9.3°C	9.2°C	10.7°C	20.2°C	18.1°C	20.6°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Almaty	Shymkent	Astana	Qaraghandy	Oskemen	Aqtobe	Taraz	Semey	Pavlodar	Turkistan
Jan	-9.8°C	-2.9°C	-18.1°C	-17.7°C	-18.6°C	-15.0°C	-6.0°C	-17.2°C	-18.2°C	-2.9°C
Feb	-7.7°C	-0.4°C	-15.9°C	-15.8°C	-17.0°C	-13.6°C	-3.2°C	-15.5°C	-16.2°C	-0.3°C
Mar	-2.3°C	4.6°C	-10.5°C	-10.0°C	-9.9°C	-8.1°C	2.2°C	-8.0°C	-8.7°C	5.2°C
Apr	3.3°C	9.1°C	1.4°C	1.7°C	1.1°C	3.7°C	7.4°C	2.8°C	2.1°C	11.8°C
May	7.5°C	13.8°C	8.9°C	8.6°C	7.2°C	10.4°C	12.2°C	10.0°C	9.4°C	17.7°C
Jun	12.1°C	18.5°C	13.6°C	13.6°C	12.4°C	15.1°C	17.1°C	15.7°C	14.8°C	22.0°C
Jul	15.3°C	21.8°C	16.0°C	16.0°C	14.9°C	18.6°C	20.2°C	17.9°C	17.0°C	25.0°C
Aug	13.5°C	20.0°C	14.4°C	14.2°C	13.4°C	17.2°C	18.0°C	16.3°C	15.2°C	22.5°C
Sep	8.7°C	15.3°C	8.4°C	8.0°C	7.0°C	10.9°C	12.7°C	9.7°C	9.0°C	16.5°C
Oct	2.4°C	9.3°C	2.3°C	2.0°C	1.5°C	4.1°C	6.7°C	3.3°C	3.1°C	9.4°C
Nov	-4.4°C	3.0°C	-7.8°C	-7.9°C	-8.8°C	-4.0°C	-0.2°C	-6.1°C	-6.8°C	2.5°C
Dec	-8.7°C	-2.4°C	-15.4°C	-15.1°C	-17.0°C	-11.4°C	-5.0°C	-14.5°C	-15.5°C	-2.2°C
Average	2.5°C	2.3°C	-0.2°C	-1.1°C	0.4°C	-0.2°C	1.2°C	9.1°C	6.8°C	10.6°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions

One notable trend across the cities is the variance in sunshine hours, with Turkistan consistently receiving the highest annual sunlight, particularly in the summer months, while Astana has the lowest sunlight hours, especially in January and December.
Precipitation levels also vary significantly, with Aqtobe experiencing some of the lowest precipitation during the summer months, while Semey shows a steady amount throughout the year, with notable levels in May and June. Overall, cities like Shymkent and Taraz demonstrate a balance of relatively high sun exposure and low precipitation during mid-year, making them more favorable for dry and sunny conditions.

Sunny Weather

Period	Almaty	Shymkent	Astana	Qaraghandy	Oskemen	Aqtobe	Taraz	Semey	Pavlodar	Turkistan
Jan	4.0 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	1.8 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.2 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	2.2 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	3.7 hours/day
Feb	3.9 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	1.9 hours/day	2.2 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	1.9 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	2.8 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	4.5 hours/day
Mar	4.9 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	4.2 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	6.1 hours/day
Apr	6.0 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	7.3 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	8.7 hours/day
May	7.3 hours/day	10.7 hours/day	8.3 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	8.9 hours/day	8.3 hours/day	10.2 hours/day	9.0 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	10.8 hours/day
Jun	6.8 hours/day	13.2 hours/day	7.7 hours/day	8.4 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	8.8 hours/day	12.0 hours/day	8.8 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	14.3 hours/day
Jul	8.8 hours/day	13.6 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	9.1 hours/day	9.6 hours/day	9.6 hours/day	13.0 hours/day	9.0 hours/day	8.0 hours/day	14.2 hours/day
Aug	8.2 hours/day	12.7 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	12.1 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	13.2 hours/day
Sep	8.4 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	10.9 hours/day
Oct	6.1 hours/day	7.5 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	7.2 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	8.1 hours/day
Nov	5.1 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	2.2 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	2.4 hours/day	5.7 hours/day
Dec	4.1 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	2.0 hours/day	2.7 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.8 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	2.3 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	5.0 hours/day
Average	6.1 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	8.8 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Almaty	Shymkent	Astana	Qaraghandy	Oskemen	Aqtobe	Taraz	Semey	Pavlodar	Turkistan
Jan	1.5mm	2.7mm	0.8mm	0.9mm	1.9mm	1.4mm	1.5mm	0.9mm	0.7mm	1.5mm
Feb	2.3mm	3.0mm	0.9mm	1.1mm	2.0mm	1.5mm	1.9mm	1.1mm	0.7mm	1.2mm
Mar	4.0mm	3.5mm	1.2mm	1.4mm	2.4mm	1.4mm	2.9mm	1.1mm	0.7mm	1.5mm
Apr	4.1mm	3.2mm	1.3mm	1.1mm	1.6mm	1.5mm	2.5mm	0.7mm	0.8mm	0.9mm
May	4.3mm	1.5mm	0.9mm	1.0mm	1.4mm	1.2mm	1.4mm	0.7mm	1.0mm	0.9mm
Jun	2.6mm	0.5mm	1.5mm	1.5mm	1.8mm	1.1mm	0.5mm	1.3mm	1.9mm	0.1mm
Jul	1.1mm	0.1mm	1.4mm	1.3mm	1.7mm	1.2mm	0.3mm	1.1mm	1.6mm	0.1mm
Aug	1.5mm	0.4mm	1.3mm	1.2mm	1.6mm	0.7mm	0.5mm	1.0mm	1.4mm	0.1mm
Sep	1.1mm	0.1mm	1.4mm	0.9mm	1.3mm	0.5mm	0.2mm	0.9mm	1.0mm	0.0mm
Oct	1.7mm	1.1mm	1.0mm	1.1mm	2.3mm	1.1mm	1.0mm	0.9mm	1.0mm	0.5mm
Nov	2.8mm	2.1mm	1.6mm	1.4mm	3.0mm	1.3mm	1.4mm	1.1mm	0.8mm	0.9mm
Dec	1.7mm	2.3mm	0.9mm	0.9mm	1.9mm	1.0mm	1.2mm	1.0mm	0.7mm	0.8mm
Average	2.4mm	1.2mm	1.2mm	1.9mm	1.0mm	1.2mm	1.0mm	1.7mm	1.3mm	0.7mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Almaty	Shymkent	Astana	Qaraghandy	Oskemen	Aqtobe	Taraz	Semey	Pavlodar	Turkistan
Jan	8.7km/h	13.0km/h	21.2km/h	21.9km/h	10.6km/h	20.9km/h	9.7km/h	20.1km/h	20.0km/h	15.4km/h
Feb	9.2km/h	14.0km/h	20.8km/h	22.0km/h	10.5km/h	21.5km/h	10.9km/h	19.5km/h	19.9km/h	16.9km/h
Mar	10.2km/h	16.5km/h	22.5km/h	22.7km/h	11.6km/h	22.4km/h	14.5km/h	20.4km/h	22.2km/h	21.3km/h
Apr	11.6km/h	15.5km/h	22.9km/h	23.4km/h	15.1km/h	24.4km/h	16.0km/h	21.7km/h	23.0km/h	22.8km/h
May	12.2km/h	17.1km/h	24.1km/h	24.8km/h	17.5km/h	24.3km/h	17.5km/h	23.7km/h	23.9km/h	26.0km/h
Jun	13.0km/h	17.7km/h	22.4km/h	23.5km/h	15.3km/h	22.7km/h	19.2km/h	21.9km/h	22.1km/h	23.4km/h
Jul	13.1km/h	20.0km/h	21.0km/h	22.2km/h	16.3km/h	22.1km/h	19.4km/h	21.4km/h	20.9km/h	24.8km/h
Aug	13.0km/h	19.8km/h	21.0km/h	22.6km/h	15.7km/h	22.1km/h	19.1km/h	20.5km/h	20.1km/h	25.2km/h
Sep	11.4km/h	17.6km/h	21.2km/h	22.5km/h	15.1km/h	21.4km/h	16.9km/h	21.0km/h	21.7km/h	24.2km/h
Oct	9.9km/h	15.3km/h	22.4km/h	23.2km/h	14.4km/h	23.2km/h	13.9km/h	21.0km/h	22.0km/h	19.0km/h
Nov	9.0km/h	13.7km/h	22.8km/h	23.2km/h	12.9km/h	22.0km/h	11.4km/h	21.5km/h	22.1km/h	16.4km/h
Dec	8.4km/h	11.6km/h	19.8km/h	19.8km/h	9.8km/h	19.4km/h	9.8km/h	19.3km/h	18.8km/h	13.7km/h
Average	10.8km/h	22.2km/h	21.8km/h	13.7km/h	21.4km/h	22.6km/h	21.0km/h	16.0km/h	14.9km/h	20.8km/h

Humidity

Period	Almaty	Shymkent	Astana	Qaraghandy	Oskemen	Aqtobe	Taraz	Semey	Pavlodar	Turkistan
Jan	74.8%	69.0%	90.1%	87.4%	87.3%	90.0%	71.4%	86.2%	90.6%	65.1%
Feb	76.3%	66.1%	91.4%	88.7%	87.6%	91.3%	68.5%	86.7%	90.9%	59.2%
Mar	68.7%	61.5%	89.4%	86.4%	87.5%	85.7%	61.3%	81.9%	85.0%	49.9%
Apr	59.9%	59.0%	63.4%	58.5%	63.3%	62.8%	54.5%	53.1%	57.2%	39.0%
May	59.0%	49.6%	47.3%	46.0%	58.0%	51.6%	47.1%	43.2%	45.2%	30.1%
Jun	50.7%	28.1%	54.6%	51.5%	65.6%	53.0%	32.4%	48.4%	52.2%	21.6%
Jul	42.7%	20.6%	55.2%	50.7%	59.5%	49.3%	26.5%	47.7%	54.4%	20.0%
Aug	42.9%	22.0%	53.0%	48.9%	53.3%	43.4%	28.4%	45.0%	53.2%	22.3%
Sep	44.3%	24.4%	54.7%	51.2%	53.0%	46.6%	30.7%	47.3%	55.1%	24.4%
Oct	53.7%	37.4%	59.6%	57.4%	61.0%	55.3%	43.7%	53.9%	59.2%	35.2%
Nov	62.7%	49.9%	81.1%	78.0%	80.3%	74.2%	57.9%	72.3%	77.7%	47.2%
Dec	72.7%	67.5%	88.5%	85.7%	85.9%	85.7%	71.0%	84.1%	88.7%	59.7%
Average	59.0%	65.7%	69.0%	70.2%	67.5%	65.9%	62.5%	46.3%	49.4%	39.5%

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Astronomy

Cities in the north and east (Semey, Oskemen, Pavlodar, Astana, Qaraghandy, Aqtobe) generally have earlier sunrises in June and later sunsets, leading to longer days compared to cities in the south (Shymkent, Turkistan, Taraz, Almaty).
Astana and Pavlodar experience the earliest sunsets and shortest days in December, whereas Shymkent, Turkistan, Taraz and Almaty have the latest sunrises and thus the shortest days during winter.
The longest days are observed in Pavlodar with 16:42 hours in June.
The earliest sunrise happens in Oskemen at 04:21 in June with 8:09 hours of daylight in December, indicating it is the most eastern city in the list.

Sunrise Time

Period	Almaty	Shymkent	Astana	Qaraghandy	Oskemen	Aqtobe	Taraz	Semey	Pavlodar	Turkistan
Jan	8:12	8:39	9:02	8:50	8:12	9:03	8:34	8:23	8:44	8:47
Feb	7:43	8:11	8:20	8:11	7:33	8:22	8:05	7:44	8:01	8:18
Mar	6:50	7:19	7:13	7:07	6:28	7:23	7:12	6:38	6:51	7:25
Apr	6:02	6:33	6:11	6:08	5:29	6:18	6:25	5:38	5:47	6:37
May	5:22	5:53	5:17	5:16	4:37	5:25	5:44	4:44	4:50	5:56
Jun	5:05	5:38	4:53	4:54	4:14	5:02	5:29	4:21	4:24	5:40
Jul	5:20	5:52	5:11	5:11	4:31	5:20	5:43	4:39	4:43	5:54
Aug	5:51	6:22	5:55	5:52	5:13	6:01	6:14	5:22	5:29	6:25
Sep	6:25	6:55	6:43	6:37	5:58	6:47	6:47	6:08	6:19	6:59
Oct	6:59	7:28	7:32	7:24	6:46	7:35	7:22	6:55	7:11	7:35
Nov	7:38	8:05	8:23	8:13	7:35	8:25	7:59	7:46	8:06	8:13
Dec	8:09	8:35	9:03	8:50	8:13	9:04	8:30	8:24	8:47	8:44
Average	6:36	7:06	7:00	6:12	6:36	6:54	6:24	7:06	7:00	7:12

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Almaty	Shymkent	Astana	Qaraghandy	Oskemen	Aqtobe	Taraz	Semey	Pavlodar	Turkistan
Jan	17:36	18:08	17:31	17:30	16:50	17:39	17:59	16:58	17:04	18:10
Feb	18:15	18:46	18:22	18:19	17:40	18:28	18:38	17:49	17:58	18:50
Mar	18:46	19:16	19:07	19:01	18:22	19:17	19:08	18:32	18:44	19:21
Apr	19:28	19:56	20:03	19:54	19:16	20:06	19:49	19:26	19:43	20:02
May	20:02	20:29	20:52	20:40	20:02	20:52	20:23	20:13	20:34	20:37
Jun	20:25	20:52	21:23	21:09	20:31	21:22	20:46	20:43	21:07	21:01
Jul	20:20	20:47	21:14	21:01	20:23	21:14	20:42	20:35	20:57	20:56
Aug	19:46	20:13	20:26	20:16	19:38	20:28	20:07	19:49	20:07	20:20
Sep	18:55	19:23	19:20	19:13	18:35	19:25	19:17	18:44	18:59	19:29
Oct	18:01	18:31	18:13	18:08	17:30	18:19	18:23	17:39	17:49	18:35
Nov	17:22	17:53	17:20	17:19	16:39	17:28	17:45	16:47	16:53	17:56
Dec	17:12	17:44	17:02	17:02	16:23	17:11	17:35	16:30	16:34	17:46
Average	18:48	19:18	19:12	18:30	18:54	19:06	18:36	19:18	19:12	19:24

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Almaty	Shymkent	Astana	Qaraghandy	Oskemen	Aqtobe	Taraz	Semey	Pavlodar	Turkistan
Jan	9:24 hours	9:29 hours	8:29 hours	8:40 hours	8:38 hours	8:36 hours	9:26 hours	8:35 hours	8:19 hours	9:23 hours
Feb	10:32 hours	10:35 hours	10:02 hours	10:08 hours	10:07 hours	10:06 hours	10:34 hours	10:05 hours	9:57 hours	10:32 hours
Mar	11:46 hours	11:57 hours	11:54 hours	11:55 hours	11:22 hours	11:54 hours	11:56 hours	11:32 hours	11:44 hours	11:56 hours
Apr	12:28 hours	12:56 hours	13:03 hours	12:54 hours	12:16 hours	13:06 hours	12:49 hours	12:26 hours	12:43 hours	13:02 hours
May	13:02 hours	13:29 hours	13:52 hours	13:40 hours	13:02 hours	13:52 hours	13:23 hours	13:13 hours	13:34 hours	13:37 hours
Jun	13:25 hours	13:52 hours	14:23 hours	14:09 hours	13:31 hours	14:22 hours	13:46 hours	13:43 hours	14:07 hours	14:01 hours
Jul	13:20 hours	13:47 hours	14:14 hours	14:01 hours	13:23 hours	14:14 hours	13:42 hours	13:35 hours	13:57 hours	13:56 hours
Aug	12:46 hours	13:13 hours	13:26 hours	13:16 hours	12:38 hours	13:28 hours	13:07 hours	12:49 hours	13:07 hours	13:20 hours
Sep	11:55 hours	12:23 hours	12:20 hours	12:13 hours	11:35 hours	12:25 hours	12:17 hours	11:44 hours	11:59 hours	12:29 hours
Oct	11:01 hours	11:03 hours	10:41 hours	10:44 hours	10:30 hours	10:43 hours	11:02 hours	10:39 hours	10:38 hours	11:01 hours
Nov	9:44 hours	9:49 hours	8:56 hours	9:06 hours	9:04 hours	9:02 hours	9:46 hours	9:01 hours	8:47 hours	9:43 hours
Dec	9:03 hours	9:09 hours	7:59 hours	8:12 hours	8:10 hours	8:07 hours	9:05 hours	8:06 hours	7:47 hours	9:02 hours
Average	11:30 hours	11:42 hours	11:36 hours	11:12 hours	11:24 hours	11:36 hours	11:18 hours	11:48 hours	11:42 hours	11:48 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.