Climate averages 1991–2020
Zhezqazghan weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Zhezqazghan: daytime highs average 28.3°C and nights cool to about 16.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 17 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kyzylorda (368 km away). In August its highs average 32.4°C, 4.1°C warmer than Zhezqazghan, with 3.6 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Zhezqazghan ranks 10th of 26 for the warmest August highs and 10th of 26 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 26 cities is 27.4°C; Zhezqazghan is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 7.0°C to 21.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 12 mm to 7.2 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Zhezqazghan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -8.7°C-15.9°C | -15.9°C | 14 | 4.6 | 8.99 h |
| February | -6.5°C-15.3°C | -15.3°C | 16 | 4.4 | 10.210 h |
| March | 2.7°C-7.8°C | -7.8°C | 19 | 4.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.1°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 20 | 4.8 | 13.614 h |
| May | 22.6°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 19 | 4.6 | 15.115 h |
| June | 28.3°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 17 | 4.2 | 15.916 h |
| July | 29.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 18 | 4.8 | 15.616 h |
| August, selected | 28.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 12 | 2.7 | 14.314 h |
| September | 21.3°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 7.2 | 1.8 | 12.613 h |
| October | 12.3°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 17 | 3.7 | 10.911 h |
| November | 1.4°C-5.9°C | -5.9°C | 19 | 5.0 | 9.39 h |
| December | -6.0°C-13.1°C | -13.1°C | 17 | 5.0 | 8.58 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Kyzylorda in AugustKazakhstan · 368 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 20.1°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Baikonur in AugustKazakhstan · 413 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 20.0°C · 4.8 mm rain
- Karagandy in AugustKazakhstan · 454 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 13.3°C · 30 mm rain
- Temirtau in AugustKazakhstan · 458 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 13.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Astana in AugustKazakhstan · 463 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 13.7°C · 34 mm rain
- Turkistan in AugustKazakhstan · 502 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 21.5°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Balqash in AugustKazakhstan · 558 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 19.2°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Taraz in AugustKazakhstan · 615 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 16.8°C · 8.9 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Zhezqazghan) is explained once on the Zhezqazghan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.