Taraz weather in August

In August, Taraz sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% 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 Taraz's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taraz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:26 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
20%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Taraz is city in Kazakhstan.

Founded
1720

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Taraz reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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283015
293015
303015
313015

How August really feels in Taraz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 17 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
17
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Taraz weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°327.75.59.20.0
Feb / -6°407.85.210.20.1
Mar11° / 499.73.111.62.8
Apr19° / 6010.50.813.15.9
May25° / 12°398.6014.47.1
Jun31° / 17°247015.15.1
Jul33° / 19°143.9014.84.2
Aug32° / 17°92.4013.85.3
Sep26° / 12°122.2012.38.4
Oct18° / 3150.610.86.6
Nov / -2°417.52.89.51.8
Dec / -6°3374.98.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
3919
4919
5919
6919
7919
8919
9919
10919
11928
12928
13928
14928
15928
16928
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27919
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29919
30919
31928

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Taraz gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.4 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
210
310
410
59
69
79
88
98
107
117
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146
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19091
29091
39091
49181
59181
69370
79370
89370
99460
109460
119550
129550
139640
149640
159730
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209820
219820
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259910
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279910
289910
299910
309910
319910

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 6:09 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 8:32 PM to 7:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.46:098:32
214.36:108:31
314.36:118:29
414.36:128:28
514.26:148:27
614.26:158:26
714.16:168:24
814.16:178:23
914.16:188:22
1014.06:198:20
1114.06:208:19
1213.96:218:18
1313.96:228:16
1413.96:238:15
1513.86:248:13
1613.86:268:12
1713.76:278:10
1813.76:288:09
1913.66:298:07
2013.66:308:05
2113.56:318:04
2213.56:328:02
2313.56:338:00
2413.46:357:59
2513.46:367:57
2613.36:377:55
2713.36:387:54
2813.26:397:52
2913.26:407:50
3013.16:417:49
3113.16:427:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.7Intense
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96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
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206.4Intense
216.3Intense
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246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Taraz?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Taraz for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Taraz in August

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

In August, Taraz sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Taraz 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 Taraz peaks around May 22 at about 9 (very high) — 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateLowMay 22UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Taraz 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 Taraz is worst in May — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1219 µg/m³Dec 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Taraz?

Taraz sits at 42.9°N, 71.4°E, 611 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Sarykemer, 17 km away.

Topography around Taraz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taraz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 626 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,039 m.

The land around Taraz is covered by artificial surfaces (86%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
617 m
80 km
4,039 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Sarykemer 17 km · Karatau 81 km · Talas 82 km · Turar Ryskulov 93 km · Aksu 137 km · Lenger 146 km · Merke 149 km · Zhangatas 152 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 Taraz (42.898°, 71.3733°, elevation 611 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).