Altay weather in June

In June, Altay sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 82 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 48 min at the start of June to 16 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Altay's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Altay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:21 AM – 8:25 PM
Cloud cover
52%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Altay is town in Kazakhstan.

Founded
1791

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical June day in Altay reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 5°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1218
2218
3219
4219
5229
6229
7229
82210
92210
102210
112210
122310
132310
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302412

How June really feels in Altay

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Altay weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -21°499.310.38.40.0
Feb-8° / -19°418.299.80.0
Mar / -11°478.48.111.50.0
Apr11° / -2°669.73.613.52.8
May18° / 779.90.715.16.0
Jun23° / 11°8210.50166.8
Jul25° / 13°10312.1015.76.7
Aug23° / 10°769.3014.27.3
Sep18° / 6880.412.45.9
Oct / -2°8511.25.610.51.8
Nov-2° / -11°8311.111.18.80.0
Dec-10° / -18°7011.813.380.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
66040
76040
85941
95941
106040
116040
126040
136040
146040
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295248
305248

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Altay gets around 82 mm of rain over 10.5 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
535
635
735
835
935
1034
1134
1233
1333
1433
1532
1632
1732
1832
1933
2033
2134
2235
2335
2436
2537
2638
2739
2840
2941
3041

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19190
290100
389110
488120
586140
685150
784160
882180
980191
1078211
1177221
1275241
1373252
1471272
1569283
1668293
1765314
1863325
1961336
2060346
2158357
2257367
2354388
2452399
2551409
26504010
27494110
28474211
29464211
30454312

Wind in June

Winds average 5 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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45calm
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65calm
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105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min at the start of June to 16 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:27 AM to 4:24 AM, and sunset from 8:14 PM to 8:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.84:278:14
215.84:278:15
315.84:268:16
415.94:258:17
515.94:258:18
615.94:248:18
715.94:248:19
815.94:238:20
916.04:238:21
1016.04:228:22
1116.04:228:22
1216.04:228:23
1316.04:218:24
1416.14:218:24
1516.14:218:25
1616.14:218:25
1716.14:218:26
1816.14:218:26
1916.14:218:27
2016.14:218:27
2116.14:218:27
2216.14:218:28
2316.14:228:28
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2516.14:228:28
2616.14:228:28
2716.14:238:28
2816.14:238:28
2916.14:248:28
3016.14:248:28

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.5 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 6.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
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186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Altay?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Altay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Altay in June

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

In June, Altay sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Altay in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 Altay peaks around July 19 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 19UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Altay in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Altay is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1517 µg/m³Dec 175 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May11Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Altay?

Altay sits at 49.7°N, 84.3°E, 460 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Ridder, 86 km away.

ShemonaikhaKalbatauGornyakZaysanGorno-AltayskMayma

Topography around Altay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Altay has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m around an average of 505 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 908 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,387 m.

The land around Altay is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (46%), cropland (27%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
264 m
16 km
908 m
80 km
2,387 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
June weather nearby: Ridder 86 km · Ust-Kamenogorsk 121 km · Shemonaikha 194 km · Kalbatau 199 km · Gornyak 242 km · Zaysan 256 km · Gorno-Altaysk 274 km · Mayma 277 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
Muslim 69%Christian 17%non-believers 2%Buddhism 0%

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 Altay (49.7363°, 84.2542°, elevation 460 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).