Burunday in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Burunday sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 301 mm of precipitation over about 42 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 2°C in early March to 20°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Burunday's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Burunday's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
12°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
301 mm
42 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
2.8
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Burunday in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 2°C in early March to 20°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Burunday reaches about 12°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

-10°10°20°MarAprMay

How spring really feels in Burunday

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 34 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
34
wind chill below the day's low

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

Burunday 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -13°225.56.19.20.0
Feb-2° / -11°316.86.910.20.0
Mar / -4°6411.69.511.60.5
Apr13° / 11614.45.913.23.0
May18° / 12115.81.414.54.9
Jun22° / 11°8412.80.115.26.3
Jul25° / 13°6510.2014.97.1
Aug24° / 12°528.8013.87.5
Sep20° / 499.40.812.36.6
Oct13° / 539.5410.83.6
Nov / -5°4386.79.50.4
Dec-2° / -11°276.26.38.80.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Burunday gets around 301 mm of rain and snow over 42 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%MarAprMay

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.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min in early March to 14 h 54 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Burunday

In seasonPeak

In spring, Burunday overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Burunday'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 spring a good time to visit Burunday?

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.

2.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Burunday.

What to pack for Burunday in Spring

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

In spring, Burunday sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat, rain gear and sun protection. About 42 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Burunday in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burunday 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowMay 19UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Burunday 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 Burunday is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1425 µg/m³Dec 1318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Burunday?

Burunday sits at 43.4°N, 76.9°E, 689 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Almaty, 12 km away.

Topography around Burunday

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burunday has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 697 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,514 m.

The land around Burunday is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), grassland (23%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
452 m
80 km
4,514 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
Spring weather nearby: Almaty 12 km · Otegen Batyra 15 km · Talgar 32 km · Esik 48 km · Konayev 59 km · Balykchy 113 km · Shelek 116 km · Tokmok 138 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 Burunday (43.3557°, 76.8548°, elevation 689 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.