Astana (Nur-Sultan) climate

Name: Astana (Nur-Sultan)
Address: Central Kazakh steppe, Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan · Central Kazakh steppe · 51.169° N, 71.449° E

Köppen Dfbhumid continental (cold)Continental

One of the coldest capitals on Earth: huge continental swing from -40C blizzards to +35C dusty summers.

Big seasonal swing: properly cold winters, warm summers, usually far from an ocean.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 82°F / 28°C

Coldest month

January, 3°F / -16°C

Annual swing

79°F / 44°C

Wettest month

June

Driest month

May

Rain per year

9.4" / 239 mm

Snow per year

37.9" / 962 mm

Elevation

1168 ft / 356 m

Time zone

Asia/Almaty

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	15 / -9	3 / -16	0.01 / 0	5.6 / 141	82%	9.1 / 14.6	77%
February	20 / -7	6 / -14	0.11 / 3	6.8 / 172	82%	9.2 / 14.8	77%
March	31 / 0	16 / -9	0.31 / 8	5.1 / 130	81%	9.7 / 15.6	64%
April	55 / 13	32 / 0	0.78 / 20	2.7 / 70	59%	8.3 / 13.4	50%
May	72 / 22	48 / 9	0.58 / 15	0.0 / 0	46%	7.8 / 12.6	43%
June	76 / 24	55 / 13	1.94 / 49	0.0 / 0	51%	8.4 / 13.5	49%
July	82 / 28	61 / 16	1.68 / 43	0.0 / 0	53%	7.8 / 12.6	43%
August	77 / 25	57 / 14	0.92 / 23	0.0 / 0	55%	7.5 / 12.1	44%
September	63 / 17	45 / 7	1.60 / 41	0.3 / 6	62%	7.6 / 12.2	55%
October	50 / 10	34 / 1	0.78 / 20	1.6 / 40	67%	8.5 / 13.7	60%
November	29 / -2	16 / -9	0.56 / 14	9.3 / 235	77%	9.0 / 14.5	74%
December	17 / -8	6 / -14	0.15 / 4	6.7 / 169	81%	8.7 / 14.0	78%

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