Almaty weather in September

In September, Almaty sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Almaty's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Almaty's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 9th coldest
Precipitation: 54 mm; 9.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:38 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 1st clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.3; 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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical September day in Almaty reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

	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
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5

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

How September really feels in Almaty

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

September 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 September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 8th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

	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
Clearer (%)	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	72	72	72	72	70	70	69	69	68	67	66	65
Cloudier (%)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	28	28	28	28	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	66	34
30	65	35

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Almaty gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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
Rain chance (%)	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	37
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	1
2	29	1
3	29	1
4	28	1
5	28	1
6	28	1
7	28	1
8	28	1
9	29	1
10	29	1
11	29	2
12	30	2
13	30	2
14	31	2
15	31	2
16	32	2
17	32	2
18	33	2
19	33	2
20	34	3
21	34	3
22	35	3
23	35	4
24	35	4
25	36	4
26	36	5
27	36	5
28	36	6
29	36	6
30	37	7

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 100% 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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
Wind speed (km/h)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 6:29 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
Daylight (h)	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54
Sunset (PM)	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:18	7:16	7:14	7:12	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:05	7:03	7:01	6:59	6:57	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:37	6:35	6:33	6:31	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	6:21	7:23
2	13.0	6:22	7:21
3	12.9	6:23	7:20
4	12.9	6:24	7:18
5	12.8	6:25	7:16
6	12.8	6:27	7:14
7	12.7	6:28	7:12
8	12.7	6:29	7:10
9	12.6	6:30	7:09
10	12.6	6:31	7:07
11	12.5	6:32	7:05
12	12.5	6:33	7:03
13	12.4	6:35	7:01
14	12.4	6:36	6:59
15	12.3	6:37	6:57
16	12.3	6:38	6:55
17	12.2	6:39	6:54
18	12.2	6:40	6:52
19	12.1	6:41	6:50
20	12.1	6:43	6:48
21	12.0	6:44	6:46
22	12.0	6:45	6:44
23	11.9	6:46	6:42
24	11.9	6:47	6:40
25	11.8	6:48	6:38
26	11.8	6:49	6:37
27	11.7	6:51	6:35
28	11.7	6:52	6:33
29	11.6	6:53	6:31
30	11.6	6:54	6:29

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.67 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 — September's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.0	Bright
29	4.0	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Almaty

In seasonPeak

None of Almaty's seasonal hazards are active in September. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Rainy season

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Almaty?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

2.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Almaty for sightseeing.

What to pack for Almaty in September

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

In September, Almaty sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Almaty in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September 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%

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← August Almaty year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September 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	21	10
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	20	9
5	20	9
6	20	9
7	20	9
8	20	8
9	20	8
10	20	8
11	19	8
12	19	8
13	19	8
14	19	7
15	19	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	18	7
20	18	6
21	18	6
22	17	6
23	17	6
24	17	6
25	17	6
26	16	5
27	16	5
28	16	5
29	16	5
30	16	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	66	34
30	65	35

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	1
2	29	1
3	29	1
4	28	1
5	28	1
6	28	1
7	28	1
8	28	1
9	29	1
10	29	1
11	29	2
12	30	2
13	30	2
14	31	2
15	31	2
16	32	2
17	32	2
18	33	2
19	33	2
20	34	3
21	34	3
22	35	3
23	35	4
24	35	4
25	36	4
26	36	5
27	36	5
28	36	6
29	36	6
30	37	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	66	34
30	65	35

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	1
2	29	1
3	29	1
4	28	1
5	28	1
6	28	1
7	28	1
8	28	1
9	29	1
10	29	1
11	29	2
12	30	2
13	30	2
14	31	2
15	31	2
16	32	2
17	32	2
18	33	2
19	33	2
20	34	3
21	34	3
22	35	3
23	35	4
24	35	4
25	36	4
26	36	5
27	36	5
28	36	6
29	36	6
30	37	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	66	34
30	65	35

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	1
2	29	1
3	29	1
4	28	1
5	28	1
6	28	1
7	28	1
8	28	1
9	29	1
10	29	1
11	29	2
12	30	2
13	30	2
14	31	2
15	31	2
16	32	2
17	32	2
18	33	2
19	33	2
20	34	3
21	34	3
22	35	3
23	35	4
24	35	4
25	36	4
26	36	5
27	36	5
28	36	6
29	36	6
30	37	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100