Sunshine Atlas

Taraz weather by month & the best time to visit

Kazakhstan · regional city · semi-arid climate

Taraz, Kazakhstan
Taraz — photo by Yakov Fedorov, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Taraz is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with June and May close behind. Taraz averages about 2,726 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 9 mm of rain in September.

When is the best time to visit Taraz?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Taraz is September, then June and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 31 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Taraz?

Taraz gets a lot of sun: around 2,726 hours a year. 93 Sunshine Score points separate September (93) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #11 of 24 destinations in Kazakhstan for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,719 hours. The year's 355 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 0February: 0March: 36April: 79May: 88June: 91July: 65August: 84September: 9393October: 74November: 7December: 0JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January0 2° / 36°F-7° / 19°F 31 mm1
February0 4° / 39°F-5° / 23°F 36 mm2
March36 13° / 55°F1° / 34°F 43 mm3
April79 19° / 66°F6° / 43°F 50 mm5
May88 26° / 79°F12° / 54°F 36 mm6
June91 32° / 90°F17° / 63°F 22 mm7
July65 35° / 95°F20° / 68°F 13 mm8
August84 33° / 91°F18° / 64°F 9 mm7
September93 26° / 79°F12° / 54°F 9 mm5
October74 18° / 64°F5° / 41°F 32 mm3
November7 9° / 48°F-1° / 30°F 38 mm1
December0 2° / 36°F-6° / 21°F 36 mm1

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Taraz: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Taraz?

Taraz is a regional city in Kazakhstan at 661 m elevation with a semi-arid climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Taraz get a year?

Taraz gets about 2,726 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around September.

When is the best time to visit Taraz?

The sunniest time to visit Taraz is September, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 93/100 (with June and May close behind). Expect daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F.

What is the least sunny month in Taraz?

January is the least sunny month in Taraz, scoring 0/100 with about 31 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Taraz?

The typical midday UV index in Taraz peaks around 8 (very high) in July, easing to about 1 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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