Sunshine Atlas

Kostanay weather by month & the best time to visit

Kazakhstan · regional city · continental climate

Kostanay, Kazakhstan
Kostanay — photo by Марсель Бадыкшин, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Kostanay is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with August and May close behind. Kostanay averages about 2,470 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 37 mm of rain in June.

When is the best time to visit Kostanay?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kostanay is June, then August and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 19 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kostanay?

Kostanay gets a moderate 2,470 hours of sunshine a year. 87 Sunshine Score points separate June (87) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #19 of 24 destinations in Kazakhstan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,719 hours. The year's 385 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 0February: 0March: 0April: 22May: 85June: 8787July: 85August: 86September: 81October: 0November: 0December: 0JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January0 -13° / 9°F-21° / -6°F 19 mm0
February0 -10° / 14°F-18° / 0°F 20 mm1
March0 -1° / 30°F-10° / 14°F 29 mm2
April22 11° / 52°F-1° / 30°F 33 mm3
May85 21° / 70°F7° / 45°F 47 mm5
June87 26° / 79°F13° / 55°F 37 mm5
July85 28° / 82°F15° / 59°F 47 mm5
August86 26° / 79°F14° / 57°F 38 mm4
September81 19° / 66°F7° / 45°F 30 mm3
October0 8° / 46°F-1° / 30°F 35 mm1
November0 -2° / 28°F-9° / 16°F 27 mm0
December0 -11° / 12°F-18° / 0°F 23 mm0

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Kostanay: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Kostanay?

Kostanay is a regional city in Kazakhstan with a continental climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Kostanay get a year?

Kostanay gets about 2,470 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around June.

When is the best time to visit Kostanay?

The sunniest time to visit Kostanay is June, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 87/100 (with August and May close behind). Expect daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F.

What is the least sunny month in Kostanay?

January is the least sunny month in Kostanay, scoring 0/100 with about 19 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Kostanay?

The typical midday UV index in Kostanay peaks around 5 (moderate) in May, easing to about 0 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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