Zhitikara in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Zhitikara sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 117 mm of rain over about 23 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 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Zhitikara's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Zhitikara's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 26°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 14°C
- Rainfall
- 117 mm
- 23 wet days
- Avg wind
- 12 km/h
- Travel score
- 7.2
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Zhitikara in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.
A typical summer day in Zhitikara reaches about 26°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Zhitikara
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.
Zhitikara 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 | -10° / -17° | 17 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -9° / -17° | 16 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
| Mar | -1° / -10° | 25 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 11° / 0° | 31 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 13.6 | 3.1 |
| May | 20° / 8° | 42 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 15.4 | 6.7 |
| Jun | 25° / 13° | 35 | 7.6 | 0.1 | 16.4 | 7.2 |
| Jul | 26° / 15° | 46 | 8.8 | 0 | 16 | 6.9 |
| Aug | 25° / 13° | 36 | 6.9 | 0 | 14.5 | 7.4 |
| Sep | 18° / 8° | 27 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 12.4 | 6.3 |
| Oct | 10° / 1° | 30 | 6.8 | 2 | 10.3 | 2.4 |
| Nov | -1° / -8° | 22 | 5.5 | 5 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -8° / -15° | 21 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Zhitikara gets around 117 mm of rain over 23 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 12 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 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 5.7 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Zhitikara?
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 one of the better times to visit Zhitikara for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Zhitikara in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Zhitikara sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.
UV index in Zhitikara 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 Zhitikara peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 5 | High |
| Jun | 7 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Zhitikara?
Zhitikara sits at 52.2°N, 61.2°E, 271 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Lisakovsk, 97 km away.
Topography around Zhitikara
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Zhitikara.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhitikara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 273 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m.
The land around Zhitikara is covered by grassland (61%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and grassland (46%) 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 Zhitikara (52.1902°, 61.1989°, elevation 271 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.