Esik in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Esik sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 460 mm of precipitation over about 63 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early June to 16°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Esik's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Esik's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 17°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 6°C
Precipitation: 460 mm; 63 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 4.1; best season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Esik in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early June to 16°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Esik reaches about 17°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

How summer really feels in Esik

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Esik weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) 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	-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 Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitationSnow

Esik gets around 460 mm of rain and snow over 63 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Summer

Winds average 5 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours in early June to 13 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Esik?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

1.0

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Esik for sightseeing.

What to pack for Esik in Summer

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

In summer, Esik sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 63 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Esik in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). 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 Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

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Summer 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.