Stepnogorsk in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Stepnogorsk sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 171 mm of rain over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Stepnogorsk's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Stepnogorsk's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 24°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 13°C
- Rainfall
- 171 mm
- 31 wet days
- Avg wind
- 13 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.8
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Stepnogorsk in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.
A typical summer day in Stepnogorsk reaches about 24°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest August.
How summer really feels in Stepnogorsk
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.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Stepnogorsk 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 | -12° / -19° | 10 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -10° / -18° | 10 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
| Mar | -3° / -11° | 17 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 11° / -0° | 27 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 13.6 | 2.9 |
| May | 19° / 7° | 35 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 15.4 | 6.4 |
| Jun | 24° / 12° | 52 | 9.6 | 0 | 16.5 | 6.9 |
| Jul | 25° / 14° | 73 | 12.5 | 0 | 16.1 | 6.5 |
| Aug | 24° / 12° | 47 | 8.9 | 0 | 14.5 | 7.0 |
| Sep | 17° / 6° | 28 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 12.4 | 5.7 |
| Oct | 9° / -0° | 25 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 10.3 | 2.0 |
| Nov | -3° / -10° | 21 | 5.6 | 5 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -10° / -17° | 15 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Stepnogorsk gets around 171 mm of rain over 31 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
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 13 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min in early June to 13 h 30 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.5 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Stepnogorsk?
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.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Stepnogorsk for sightseeing.
What to pack for Stepnogorsk in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Stepnogorsk sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 31 days see rain.
UV index in Stepnogorsk in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Stepnogorsk peaks around June 17 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 5 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Stepnogorsk?
Stepnogorsk sits at 52.4°N, 71.9°E, 311 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Makinsk, 104 km away.
Topography around Stepnogorsk
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Stepnogorsk.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Stepnogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 325 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 m.
The land around Stepnogorsk is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (91%) within 16 km, and grassland (78%) within 80 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 Stepnogorsk (52.3506°, 71.8816°, elevation 311 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.