Esik weather in September

In September, Esik sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 121 mm of precipitation across 17.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Esik's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esik's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 8th coldest
Precipitation: 121 mm; 17.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:36 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 1st clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Esik is place in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan.

Density: 1,279/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1858

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 15°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical September day in Esik reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 7°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)	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	4
2	15	4
3	15	4
4	15	4
5	15	4
6	15	3
7	15	3
8	14	3
9	14	3
10	14	3
11	14	3
12	14	2
13	14	2
14	13	2
15	13	2
16	13	2
17	13	1
18	13	1
19	12	1
20	12	1
21	12	1
22	12	1
23	11	0
24	11	0
25	11	0
26	11	0
27	11	0
28	10	0
29	10	-1
30	10	-1

How September really feels in Esik

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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

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

Esik weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-8° / -15°	37	8.6	9.7	9.2	0.0
Feb	-6° / -13°	47	9.8	11.3	10.2	0.0
Mar	0° / -8°	81	14.2	13.6	11.6	0.0
Apr	7° / -2°	133	16.3	14.3	13.2	0.8
May	11° / 2°	139	16.6	11.4	14.5	2.3
Jun	15° / 5°	135	19.7	4.1	15.2	3.6
Jul	18° / 7°	174	22.8	0.9	14.9	4.3
Aug	17° / 6°	151	20.6	2.5	13.8	4.4
Sep	13° / 2°	121	17.6	9	12.3	3.1
Oct	6° / -3°	89	13.1	11.6	10.8	0.6
Nov	-1° / -9°	64	11	10.7	9.5	0.0
Dec	-6° / -13°	46	9.5	10.1	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

	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 (%)	59	60	59	59	60	61	60	61	61	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	60	59	59	59	59	58	57
Cloudier (%)	41	40	41	41	40	39	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	60	40
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	57	43

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Esik gets around 121 mm of rain and snow over 17.6 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 59% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds ease 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 (%)	63	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56
Snow chance (%)	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	41

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	63	16
2	63	17
3	63	18
4	62	19
5	62	20
6	61	21
7	61	22
8	60	23
9	60	24
10	60	25
11	60	26
12	59	27
13	59	28
14	59	29
15	59	30
16	59	30
17	58	31
18	58	32
19	58	33
20	58	34
21	58	35
22	58	36
23	58	37
24	58	37
25	58	38
26	57	38
27	57	39
28	57	40
29	56	40
30	56	41

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 5 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)	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	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	5	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 6:19 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 6:27 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)	6:19	6:20	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	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52
Sunset (PM)	7:21	7:19	7:18	7:16	7:14	7:12	7:10	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:01	6:59	6:57	6:55	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:33	6:31	6:29	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	6:19	7:21
2	13.0	6:20	7:19
3	12.9	6:21	7:18
4	12.9	6:22	7:16
5	12.8	6:23	7:14
6	12.8	6:24	7:12
7	12.7	6:25	7:10
8	12.7	6:27	7:08
9	12.6	6:28	7:06
10	12.6	6:29	7:05
11	12.5	6:30	7:03
12	12.5	6:31	7:01
13	12.4	6:32	6:59
14	12.4	6:33	6:57
15	12.3	6:35	6:55
16	12.3	6:36	6:53
17	12.2	6:37	6:51
18	12.2	6:38	6:49
19	12.1	6:39	6:48
20	12.1	6:40	6:46
21	12.0	6:42	6:44
22	12.0	6:43	6:42
23	11.9	6:44	6:40
24	11.9	6:45	6:38
25	11.8	6:46	6:36
26	11.8	6:47	6:34
27	11.7	6:49	6:33
28	11.7	6:50	6:31
29	11.6	6:51	6:29
30	11.6	6:52	6:27

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 1.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in May 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)	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1
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	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	4.9	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	4.5	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Esik?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Esik.

What to pack for Esik in September

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

In September, Esik sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 2°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Esik in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks 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 Esik peaks around May 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (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	4	5	7	12	10	10	10	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Esik 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 Esik 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 Esik?

Esik sits at 43.4°N, 77.5°E, 1,029 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Talgar, 18 km away.

Topography around Esik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esik has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 717 m around an average of 1,105 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,932 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,511 m.

The land around Esik is covered by trees (36%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), trees (30%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km

717 m

trees 36%

16 km

2,932 m

grassland 32%

80 km

4,511 m

grassland 52%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

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

September weather nearby: Talgar 18 km · Otegen Batyra 35 km · Almaty 45 km · Burunday 48 km · Konayev 65 km · Shelek 70 km · Kyzyl-Suu 121 km · Karakol 123 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 Esik (43.3552°, 77.4524°, elevation 1,029 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	16	4
2	15	4
3	15	4
4	15	4
5	15	4
6	15	3
7	15	3
8	14	3
9	14	3
10	14	3
11	14	3
12	14	2
13	14	2
14	13	2
15	13	2
16	13	2
17	13	1
18	13	1
19	12	1
20	12	1
21	12	1
22	12	1
23	11	0
24	11	0
25	11	0
26	11	0
27	11	0
28	10	0
29	10	-1
30	10	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	60	40
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	57	43

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	63	16
2	63	17
3	63	18
4	62	19
5	62	20
6	61	21
7	61	22
8	60	23
9	60	24
10	60	25
11	60	26
12	59	27
13	59	28
14	59	29
15	59	30
16	59	30
17	58	31
18	58	32
19	58	33
20	58	34
21	58	35
22	58	36
23	58	37
24	58	37
25	58	38
26	57	38
27	57	39
28	57	40
29	56	40
30	56	41

	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	16	4
2	15	4
3	15	4
4	15	4
5	15	4
6	15	3
7	15	3
8	14	3
9	14	3
10	14	3
11	14	3
12	14	2
13	14	2
14	13	2
15	13	2
16	13	2
17	13	1
18	13	1
19	12	1
20	12	1
21	12	1
22	12	1
23	11	0
24	11	0
25	11	0
26	11	0
27	11	0
28	10	0
29	10	-1
30	10	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	60	40
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	57	43

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	63	16
2	63	17
3	63	18
4	62	19
5	62	20
6	61	21
7	61	22
8	60	23
9	60	24
10	60	25
11	60	26
12	59	27
13	59	28
14	59	29
15	59	30
16	59	30
17	58	31
18	58	32
19	58	33
20	58	34
21	58	35
22	58	36
23	58	37
24	58	37
25	58	38
26	57	38
27	57	39
28	57	40
29	56	40
30	56	41

	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	16	4
2	15	4
3	15	4
4	15	4
5	15	4
6	15	3
7	15	3
8	14	3
9	14	3
10	14	3
11	14	3
12	14	2
13	14	2
14	13	2
15	13	2
16	13	2
17	13	1
18	13	1
19	12	1
20	12	1
21	12	1
22	12	1
23	11	0
24	11	0
25	11	0
26	11	0
27	11	0
28	10	0
29	10	-1
30	10	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	60	40
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	57	43

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	63	16
2	63	17
3	63	18
4	62	19
5	62	20
6	61	21
7	61	22
8	60	23
9	60	24
10	60	25
11	60	26
12	59	27
13	59	28
14	59	29
15	59	30
16	59	30
17	58	31
18	58	32
19	58	33
20	58	34
21	58	35
22	58	36
23	58	37
24	58	37
25	58	38
26	57	38
27	57	39
28	57	40
29	56	40
30	56	41

	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