Zhangatas weather in August

In August, Zhangatas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.1 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 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% 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 Zhangatas's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhangatas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:31 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
15%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Zhangatas is human settlement.

Founded
1964

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 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Zhangatas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 35°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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43119
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How August really feels in Zhangatas

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Zhangatas 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-0° / -8°377.96.79.10.0
Feb / -6°387.55.410.20.0
Mar / -0°489.33.311.61.9
Apr17° / 559.30.813.25.6
May24° / 12°407.6014.57.4
Jun29° / 17°225.6015.26.2
Jul32° / 19°153.8014.95.3
Aug30° / 17°92.1013.86.6
Sep24° / 11°71.7012.38.8
Oct16° / 244.70.610.86.0
Nov / -1°396.92.79.51.3
Dec / -6°366.75.18.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2937
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8937
9937
10937
11946
12946
13946
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27946
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31946

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zhangatas gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
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59
69
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314

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
39442
49532
59532
69532
79622
89622
99622
109622
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Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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414light breeze
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614light breeze
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814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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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 6:14 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 8:40 PM to 7:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.46:148:40
214.46:158:39
314.46:168:38
414.36:178:36
514.36:188:35
614.26:208:34
714.26:218:33
814.26:228:31
914.16:238:30
1014.16:248:28
1114.06:258:27
1214.06:268:26
1313.96:278:24
1413.96:298:23
1513.96:308:21
1613.86:318:19
1713.86:328:18
1813.76:338:16
1913.76:348:15
2013.66:358:13
2113.66:378:11
2213.56:388:10
2313.56:398:08
2413.46:408:06
2513.46:418:05
2613.36:428:03
2713.36:448:01
2813.26:457:59
2913.26:467:58
3013.16:477:56
3113.16:487:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
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126.9Intense
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146.8Intense
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266.4Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Zhangatas?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zhangatas in August

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

In August, Zhangatas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zhangatas in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zhangatas peaks around August 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 14UV 8Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Zhangatas 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 Zhangatas is worst in May — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1126 µg/m³Jan 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zhangatas?

Zhangatas sits at 43.6°N, 69.7°E, 501 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Karatau, 73 km away.

Topography around Zhangatas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhangatas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 550 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,430 m.

The land around Zhangatas is covered by grassland (70%) within 3 km, grassland (89%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
202 m
16 km
526 m
80 km
1,430 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Karatau 73 km · Kentau 99 km · Turkestan 123 km · Turar Ryskulov 125 km · Aksu 127 km · Shymkent 140 km · Arys 147 km · Taraz 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 Zhangatas (43.5627°, 69.7321°, elevation 501 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).