Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Qulsary Kazakhstan

In Qulsary, the summers are hot, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are freezing, snowy, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 9°F to 95°F and is rarely below -8°F or above 104°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Qulsary for hot-weather activities is from late June to late August.

The hot season lasts for 3.7 months, from May 19 to September 9, with an average daily high temperature above 81°F. The hottest month of the year in Qulsary is July, with an average high of 95°F and low of 70°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.6 months, from November 19 to March 6, with an average daily high temperature below 38°F. The coldest month of the year in Qulsary is January, with an average low of 10°F and high of 25°F.

In Qulsary, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Qulsary begins around May 8 and lasts for 5.3 months, ending around October 16.

The clearest month of the year in Qulsary is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 81% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 16 and lasts for 6.7 months, ending around May 8.

The cloudiest month of the year in Qulsary is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 66% of the time.

Qulsary does not experience significant seasonal variation in the frequency of wet days (i.e., those with greater than 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation). The frequency ranges from 3% to 13%, with an average value of 7%.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Qulsary changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 8.8 months, from March 4 to November 27. The month with the most days of rain alone in Qulsary is May, with an average of 3.4 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.2 months, from November 27 to March 4. The month with the most days of snow alone in Qulsary is January, with an average of 1.6 days.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Qulsary experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 1.3 months, from April 12 to May 21, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Qulsary is May, with an average rainfall of 0.6 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 11 months, from May 21 to April 12. The month with the least rain in Qulsary is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Qulsary experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from November 11 to March 5, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Qulsary is January, with an average snowfall of 2.3 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 8.2 months, from March 5 to November 11. The least snow falls around July 15, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Qulsary varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 31 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 53 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:28 AM on June 15, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 41 minutes later at 9:09 AM on January 2. The earliest sunset is at 5:34 PM on December 10, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 48 minutes later at 9:22 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Qulsary during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Qulsary, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Qulsary experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from January 10 to May 4, with average wind speeds of more than 11.2 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Qulsary is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.2 months, from May 4 to January 10. The calmest month of the year in Qulsary is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.8 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Qulsary varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 1.0 months, from June 7 to July 7 and for 1.1 weeks, from August 27 to September 4, with a peak percentage of 35% on June 25. The wind is most often from the north for 1.5 months, from July 7 to August 23, with a peak percentage of 37% on July 25. The wind is most often from the east for 4.0 days, from August 23 to August 27 and for 9.1 months, from September 4 to June 7, with a peak percentage of 27% on August 24.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Qulsary throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Qulsary for general outdoor tourist activities are from late May to mid June and from early August to mid September, with a peak score in the last week of August.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Qulsary for hot-weather activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Qulsary typically lasts for 6.0 months (184 days), from around April 14 to around October 16, rarely starting before March 28 or after May 1, and rarely ending before September 28 or after November 3.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Qulsary should appear around April 15, only rarely appearing before April 7 or after April 24.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 5 to August 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Qulsary is June, with an average of 7.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 28 to February 13, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Qulsary is December, with an average of 1.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Qulsary are 46.953 deg latitude, 54.020 deg longitude, and -46 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Qulsary is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 49 feet and an average elevation above sea level of -44 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (121 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (853 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Qulsary is covered by bare soil (100%), within 10 miles by bare soil (83%) and sparse vegetation (16%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (56%) and sparse vegetation (37%).