Almaty weather in July

In July, Almaty sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 71 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Almaty's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Almaty's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 71 mm; 10.2 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 54 min; 5:31 AM – 8:25 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 4th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 6.38 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.1; out of 10

Almaty is largest city of Kazakhstan.

Density: 2,899/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1854

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Almaty reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	12
2	23	12
3	23	12
4	23	12
5	23	12
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	13
9	23	13
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20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	23	13
31	23	13

How July really feels in Almaty

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Almaty weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-4° / -12°	27	6.6	7.1	9.2	0.0
Feb	-2° / -10°	39	7.6	7.9	10.2	0.0
Mar	4° / -4°	80	12.7	10.1	11.6	0.3
Apr	12° / 2°	138	14.9	6	13.2	2.7
May	17° / 7°	145	15.7	1.4	14.5	4.6
Jun	21° / 11°	93	13	0.1	15.1	6.1
Jul	23° / 13°	71	10.2	0	14.9	7.1
Aug	23° / 11°	57	8.9	0	13.8	7.3
Sep	18° / 7°	54	9.5	0.8	12.3	6.3
Oct	12° / 1°	61	9.8	4.2	10.8	3.3
Nov	4° / -5°	52	8.5	7.2	9.5	0.4
Dec	-2° / -10°	34	7.3	7.4	8.9	0.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	62	63	64	64	65	65	65	67	67	67	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	69	70	69	70	70	70	70	71	71	71
Cloudier (%)	38	37	36	36	35	35	35	33	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	30	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	71	29

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Almaty gets around 71 mm of rain over 10.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	34
14	34
15	34
16	34
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	32
29	32
30	32
31	32

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
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31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 8:31 PM to 8:12 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	15.2	15.2	15.1	15.1	15.1	15.1	15.1	15.1	15.1	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	14.9	14.9	14.9	14.9	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45
Sunset (PM)	8:31	8:31	8:30	8:30	8:30	8:30	8:30	8:29	8:29	8:28	8:28	8:27	8:27	8:26	8:26	8:25	8:25	8:24	8:23	8:22	8:22	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	15.2	5:21	8:31
2	15.2	5:21	8:31
3	15.1	5:22	8:30
4	15.1	5:22	8:30
5	15.1	5:23	8:30
6	15.1	5:23	8:30
7	15.1	5:24	8:30
8	15.1	5:25	8:29
9	15.1	5:25	8:29
10	15.0	5:26	8:28
11	15.0	5:27	8:28
12	15.0	5:28	8:27
13	15.0	5:28	8:27
14	15.0	5:29	8:26
15	14.9	5:30	8:26
16	14.9	5:31	8:25
17	14.9	5:32	8:25
18	14.9	5:32	8:24
19	14.8	5:33	8:23
20	14.8	5:34	8:22
21	14.8	5:35	8:22
22	14.7	5:36	8:21
23	14.7	5:37	8:20
24	14.7	5:38	8:19
25	14.6	5:39	8:18
26	14.6	5:40	8:17
27	14.6	5:41	8:16
28	14.5	5:42	8:15
29	14.5	5:43	8:14
30	14.5	5:44	8:13
31	14.4	5:45	8:12

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.5	Intense
6	6.5	Intense
7	6.5	Intense
8	6.5	Intense
9	6.5	Intense
10	6.5	Intense
11	6.4	Intense
12	6.4	Intense
13	6.4	Intense
14	6.4	Intense
15	6.4	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Almaty

In seasonPeak

In July, Almaty sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Almaty's rainy season runs March–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Almaty?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.1

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Almaty for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Almaty in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Almaty sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Almaty in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Almaty peaks around May 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	6	10	8	9	9	6	5	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Almaty in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Almaty is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	14	20	22	21	18	18	16	17	16	12	10
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Almaty?

Almaty sits at 43.3°N, 76.9°E, 783 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Burunday, 12 km away.

Topography around Almaty

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Almaty.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Almaty has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 797 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,211 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,508 m.

The land around Almaty is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) within 80 km.

3 km

155 m

artificial surfaces 67%

16 km

2,211 m

trees 34%

80 km

4,508 m

grassland 56%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← June Almaty year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Burunday 12 km · Otegen Batyra 20 km · Talgar 27 km · Esik 45 km · Konayev 69 km · Balykchy 106 km · Shelek 115 km · Kyzyl-Suu 135 km

Kazakhstan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 33% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $14,692; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 92%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.6; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 417
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Almaty (43.2525°, 76.9115°, elevation 783 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	12
2	23	12
3	23	12
4	23	12
5	23	12
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	13
9	23	13
10	23	13
11	23	13
12	23	13
13	23	13
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	13
17	23	13
18	23	13
19	23	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	23	13
31	23	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	34
14	34
15	34
16	34
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	32
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	12
2	23	12
3	23	12
4	23	12
5	23	12
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	13
9	23	13
10	23	13
11	23	13
12	23	13
13	23	13
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	13
17	23	13
18	23	13
19	23	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	23	13
31	23	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	34
14	34
15	34
16	34
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	32
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	12
2	23	12
3	23	12
4	23	12
5	23	12
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	13
9	23	13
10	23	13
11	23	13
12	23	13
13	23	13
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	13
17	23	13
18	23	13
19	23	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	23	13
31	23	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	34
14	34
15	34
16	34
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	32
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6