Kandyagash in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Kandyagash sees average daytime highs around -8°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 75 mm of precipitation over about 19 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Kandyagash's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kandyagash's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
-8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-14°C
Precipitation
75 mm
19 wet days
Avg wind
18 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Kandyagash in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -8°C.

A typical winter day in Kandyagash reaches about -8°C and drops to -14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-30°-20°-10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Kandyagash

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
90 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Kandyagash weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) 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-9° / -15°236.28.28.40.0
Feb-8° / -15°225.36.69.80.0
Mar-1° / -8°317.6611.50.0
Apr13° / 316.61.313.43.7
May21° / 377015.17.1
Jun27° / 15°285.70167.1
Jul29° / 17°285.5015.66.3
Aug28° / 15°173.8014.27.2
Sep21° / 173.9012.47.5
Oct12° / 275.61.110.53.4
Nov / -6°245.84.28.90.0
Dec-6° / -13°307.38.480.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Kandyagash gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 19 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Wind in Winter

Winds average 18 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min in early December to 10 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Kandyagash?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kandyagash.

What to pack for Kandyagash in Winter

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

In winter, Kandyagash sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -14°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kandyagash in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kandyagash peaks around June 17 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 17UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kandyagash?

Kandyagash sits at 49.5°N, 57.4°E, 294 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Embi, 89 km away.

NovotroitskOrskMednogorskKuvandykGay

Topography around Kandyagash

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kandyagash has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 293 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m.

The land around Kandyagash is covered by grassland (77%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (99%) within 16 km, and grassland (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
281 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Embi 89 km · Aktobe 91 km · Khromtau 114 km · Novotroitsk 203 km · Orsk 210 km · Mednogorsk 216 km · Kuvandyk 224 km · Gay 234 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 Kandyagash (49.4692°, 57.4186°, elevation 294 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.