Zhangaqorghan weather in August

In August, Zhangaqorghan sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Zhangaqorghan's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhangaqorghan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:40 AM – 8:30 PM
Cloud cover
13%
1st clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Zhangaqorghan is village in Kyzylorda region.

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 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Zhangaqorghan reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°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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How August really feels in Zhangaqorghan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 25 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
25
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.

Zhangaqorghan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°276.34.59.10.0
Feb / -5°225.22.810.20.1
Mar12° / 285.60.811.63.4
Apr21° / 245.20.113.27.3
May28° / 15°163.5014.57.3
Jun33° / 20°82015.24.5
Jul35° / 22°51.4014.93.5
Aug33° / 20°30.8013.84.6
Sep27° / 14°30.8012.38.3
Oct19° / 112.70.110.87.3
Nov / -0°265.31.39.52.2
Dec / -5°2463.88.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12955
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14955
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zhangaqorghan gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.8 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
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34
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19442
29442
39532
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Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
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916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 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 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 8:51 PM to 8:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.56:238:51
214.46:248:50
314.46:258:49
414.36:268:47
514.36:288:46
614.36:298:45
714.26:308:43
814.26:318:42
914.16:328:41
1014.16:338:39
1114.16:348:38
1214.06:368:36
1314.06:378:35
1413.96:388:33
1513.96:398:32
1613.86:408:30
1713.86:418:28
1813.76:428:27
1913.76:448:25
2013.66:458:24
2113.66:468:22
2213.66:478:20
2313.56:488:19
2413.56:498:17
2513.46:518:15
2613.46:528:13
2713.36:538:12
2813.36:548:10
2913.26:558:08
3013.26:578:06
3113.16:588:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
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126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
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256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Zhangaqorghan?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zhangaqorghan in August

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

In August, Zhangaqorghan sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zhangaqorghan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zhangaqorghan peaks around August 15 at about 8 (very 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zhangaqorghan 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 Zhangaqorghan is worst in May — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateMay 1044 µg/m³Jan 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb17Moderate
Mar35Poor
Apr43Poor
May44Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug35Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov26Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zhangaqorghan?

Zhangaqorghan sits at 43.9°N, 67.2°E, 166 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Shiyeli, 50 km away.

ZhangatasArysShymkent

Topography around Zhangaqorghan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhangaqorghan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 167 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,266 m.

The land around Zhangaqorghan is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), grassland (24%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
1,266 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Shiyeli 50 km · Turkestan 106 km · Kentau 110 km · Tasbuget 165 km · Kyzylorda 174 km · Zhangatas 203 km · Arys 207 km · Shymkent 261 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 Zhangaqorghan (43.9065°, 67.2464°, elevation 166 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).