Astana in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Astana sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 81 mm of precipitation over about 20 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about -6°C in early March to 22°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Astana's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Astana's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 10°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: -1°C
Precipitation: 81 mm; 20 wet days
Avg wind: 14 km/h
Travel score: 3.3; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Astana in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about -6°C in early March to 22°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Astana reaches about 10°C and drops to -1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Astana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 59 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

32 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Astana weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-11° / -19°	14	4.7	6.1	8.2	0.0
Feb	-10° / -18°	15	4.1	5.3	9.6	0.0
Mar	-2° / -11°	20	5.9	5	11.5	0.0
Apr	11° / 0°	25	6.6	1.7	13.5	3.2
May	20° / 7°	35	7.6	0.3	15.3	6.6
Jun	25° / 13°	45	8.7	0	16.2	7.1
Jul	26° / 14°	58	11.3	0	15.9	6.6
Aug	24° / 12°	34	7.4	0	14.4	7.3
Sep	18° / 6°	25	5.3	0.2	12.4	6.3
Oct	9° / -0°	27	6	2.3	10.4	2.2
Nov	-2° / -9°	26	6.6	5.9	8.7	0.0
Dec	-9° / -16°	21	6.4	7.8	7.7	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Astana gets around 81 mm of rain and snow over 20 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 14 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min in early March to 16 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Astana?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

1.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Astana.

What to pack for Astana in Spring

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

In spring, Astana sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Astana in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Astana peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	4	6	6	6	6	4	2	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Astana in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Astana is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Astana's WHO annual average of 21.8 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	16	21	28	35	25	18	25	17	18	25	21	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	28	Moderate
Apr	35	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Astana?

Astana sits at 51.2°N, 71.4°E, 358 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Stepnogorsk, 134 km away.

Topography around Astana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Astana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 357 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m.

The land around Astana is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and cropland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km

30 m

artificial surfaces 75%

16 km

100 m

grassland 66%

80 km

359 m

grassland 50%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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Spring weather nearby: Stepnogorsk 134 km · Temirtau 165 km · Makinsk 176 km · Saran 182 km · Shakhtinsk 183 km · Karagandy 193 km · Abay 199 km · Shchuchinsk 213 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 Astana (51.1801°, 71.446°, elevation 358 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.