Talgar weather in August

In August, Talgar sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 114 mm of precipitation across 17.5 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Talgar's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Talgar's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 11th coldest
Precipitation: 114 mm; 17.5 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 48 min; 6:01 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

Talgar is town in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan.

Density: 2,244/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1858

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in Talgar reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	9
3	19	9
4	19	9
5	19	9
6	19	9
7	19	9
8	19	9
9	19	9
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	8
16	19	8
17	18	8
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	17	7
30	17	7
31	17	6

How August really feels in Talgar

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

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

Talgar weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-7° / -14°	34	7.9	8.9	9.2	0.0
Feb	-5° / -12°	45	9.1	10.5	10.2	0.0
Mar	1° / -7°	86	14.6	13.8	11.6	0.0
Apr	8° / -1°	151	17.3	14.8	13.2	1.0
May	12° / 3°	158	17.3	9.2	14.5	2.6
Jun	16° / 7°	130	18.5	2.4	15.1	4.2
Jul	19° / 10°	131	19.5	0.2	14.9	5.0
Aug	18° / 8°	114	17.5	1.1	13.8	5.2
Sep	14° / 4°	106	16.2	5.8	12.3	3.7
Oct	7° / -2°	87	12.8	10.4	10.8	1.0
Nov	-0° / -8°	64	10.9	10.6	9.5	0.0
Dec	-6° / -12°	44	9.1	9.6	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

	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	31
Clearer (%)	60	61	61	61	62	62	63	63	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	65	64	65	64	64	65	65	65	65	65
Cloudier (%)	40	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	35	36	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	64	36
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	65	35
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	65	35

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Talgar gets around 114 mm of rain and snow over 17.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 56% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	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	31
Rain chance (%)	61	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	56	55	55	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	61	1
2	60	1
3	60	1
4	60	1
5	59	1
6	59	2
7	58	2
8	58	2
9	57	2
10	56	2
11	55	2
12	55	3
13	54	3
14	53	3
15	53	3
16	53	3
17	53	3
18	53	3
19	53	4
20	53	4
21	54	4
22	54	5
23	54	5
24	54	5
25	55	6
26	55	6
27	55	7
28	56	7
29	56	8
30	56	8
31	56	9

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August 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	31
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	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
31	100

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
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19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
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24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 7:24 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	31
Daylight (h)	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.2	14.2	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.0	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18
Sunset (PM)	8:09	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:03	8:02	8:01	7:59	7:58	7:56	7:55	7:53	7:52	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:46	7:44	7:43	7:41	7:39	7:38	7:36	7:34	7:33	7:31	7:29	7:27	7:26	7:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.4	5:45	8:09
2	14.4	5:46	8:08
3	14.3	5:47	8:07
4	14.3	5:48	8:06
5	14.3	5:49	8:05
6	14.2	5:50	8:03
7	14.2	5:51	8:02
8	14.1	5:52	8:01
9	14.1	5:54	7:59
10	14.1	5:55	7:58
11	14.0	5:56	7:56
12	14.0	5:57	7:55
13	13.9	5:58	7:53
14	13.9	5:59	7:52
15	13.8	6:00	7:50
16	13.8	6:01	7:49
17	13.7	6:02	7:47
18	13.7	6:04	7:46
19	13.7	6:05	7:44
20	13.6	6:06	7:43
21	13.6	6:07	7:41
22	13.5	6:08	7:39
23	13.5	6:09	7:38
24	13.4	6:10	7:36
25	13.4	6:12	7:34
26	13.3	6:13	7:33
27	13.3	6:14	7:31
28	13.2	6:15	7:29
29	13.2	6:16	7:27
30	13.1	6:17	7:26
31	13.1	6:18	7:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.69 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Intense	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	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Bright
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Talgar?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

1.9

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Talgar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Talgar in August

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

In August, Talgar sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Talgar in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Talgar peaks around May 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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	3	5	6	10	9	9	9	7	5	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Talgar in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Talgar 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 Talgar?

Talgar sits at 43.3°N, 77.2°E, 980 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Esik, 18 km away.

Topography around Talgar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Talgar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m around an average of 1,005 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,135 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,511 m.

The land around Talgar is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), trees (31%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km

296 m

artificial surfaces 33%

16 km

3,135 m

grassland 34%

80 km

4,511 m

grassland 52%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← July Talgar year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Esik 18 km · Otegen Batyra 22 km · Almaty 27 km · Burunday 32 km · Konayev 64 km · Shelek 89 km · Kyzyl-Suu 124 km · Balykchy 127 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 Talgar (43.3023°, 77.2381°, elevation 980 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	19	10
2	19	9
3	19	9
4	19	9
5	19	9
6	19	9
7	19	9
8	19	9
9	19	9
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	8
16	19	8
17	18	8
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	17	7
30	17	7
31	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	64	36
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	65	35
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	61	1
2	60	1
3	60	1
4	60	1
5	59	1
6	59	2
7	58	2
8	58	2
9	57	2
10	56	2
11	55	2
12	55	3
13	54	3
14	53	3
15	53	3
16	53	3
17	53	3
18	53	3
19	53	4
20	53	4
21	54	4
22	54	5
23	54	5
24	54	5
25	55	6
26	55	6
27	55	7
28	56	7
29	56	8
30	56	8
31	56	9

	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
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	9
3	19	9
4	19	9
5	19	9
6	19	9
7	19	9
8	19	9
9	19	9
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	8
16	19	8
17	18	8
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	17	7
30	17	7
31	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	64	36
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	65	35
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	61	1
2	60	1
3	60	1
4	60	1
5	59	1
6	59	2
7	58	2
8	58	2
9	57	2
10	56	2
11	55	2
12	55	3
13	54	3
14	53	3
15	53	3
16	53	3
17	53	3
18	53	3
19	53	4
20	53	4
21	54	4
22	54	5
23	54	5
24	54	5
25	55	6
26	55	6
27	55	7
28	56	7
29	56	8
30	56	8
31	56	9

	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
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	9
3	19	9
4	19	9
5	19	9
6	19	9
7	19	9
8	19	9
9	19	9
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	8
16	19	8
17	18	8
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	17	7
30	17	7
31	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	64	36
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	65	35
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	61	1
2	60	1
3	60	1
4	60	1
5	59	1
6	59	2
7	58	2
8	58	2
9	57	2
10	56	2
11	55	2
12	55	3
13	54	3
14	53	3
15	53	3
16	53	3
17	53	3
18	53	3
19	53	4
20	53	4
21	54	4
22	54	5
23	54	5
24	54	5
25	55	6
26	55	6
27	55	7
28	56	7
29	56	8
30	56	8
31	56	9

	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
31	100