Almaty vs Aksu (Onsu): which is sunnier?
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan vs 🇨🇳 China · 354 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Almaty and Aksu (Onsu) are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,693 vs 2,693 hours a year. Aksu (Onsu) has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Almaty in 2 (5 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Almaty | Aksu (Onsu) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,693 | 2,693 |
| Sunniest month | September (91/100) | April (93/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 4/100 | 4/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 79/100 | 87/100 |
| Rain / year | 468 mm | 176 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 7 (high) |
Almaty vs Aksu (Onsu) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | Aksu (Onsu) | Almaty | Aksu (Onsu) | Almaty | Aksu (Onsu) | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 3° | 1° | 23 | 3 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 6° | 5° | 29 | 5 |
| March | 43 | 39 | 14° | 13° | 46 | 6 |
| April | 81 | 93 | 20° | 21° | 77 | 12 |
| May | 83 | 91 | 26° | 26° | 64 | 21 |
| June | 86 | 90 | 31° | 30° | 46 | 28 |
| July | 71 | 81 | 34° | 33° | 31 | 28 |
| August | 81 | 89 | 33° | 31° | 24 | 33 |
| September | 91 | 91 | 27° | 26° | 22 | 23 |
| October | 81 | 78 | 19° | 18° | 37 | 8 |
| November | 15 | 16 | 10° | 10° | 41 | 6 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 4° | 3° | 28 | 3 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Almaty · Apr Aksu (Onsu) · May Aksu (Onsu) · Jun Aksu (Onsu) · Jul Aksu (Onsu) · Aug Aksu (Onsu) · Sep even · Oct Almaty · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Almaty averages 4/100, Aksu (Onsu) 4/100. Daytime highs are similar (6°C vs 5°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Aksu (Onsu) (average score 74/100 vs 69). Daytime highs are similar (20°C vs 20°C).
- June–August: Aksu (Onsu) (average score 87/100 vs 79). Almaty is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Almaty averages 86/100, Aksu (Onsu) 85/100. Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 22°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Almaty weather by month · Aksu (Onsu) weather by month · Best time to visit Kazakhstan · Best time to visit China.
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