Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Yanykurgan Kazakhstan

In Yanykurgan, the summers are hot, arid, and mostly clear and the winters are freezing, snowy, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 18°F to 95°F and is rarely below -0°F or above 103°F.

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

The hot season lasts for 3.8 months, from May 17 to September 11, with an average daily high temperature above 82°F. The hottest month of the year in Yanykurgan is July, with an average high of 94°F and low of 70°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.5 months, from November 20 to March 4, with an average daily high temperature below 45°F. The coldest month of the year in Yanykurgan is January, with an average low of 18°F and high of 33°F.

In Yanykurgan, 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 Yanykurgan begins around May 16 and lasts for 4.9 months, ending around October 14.

The clearest month of the year in Yanykurgan is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 93% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 14 and lasts for 7.1 months, ending around May 16.

The cloudiest month of the year in Yanykurgan is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 56% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Yanykurgan varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.5 months, from October 13 to May 30, with a greater than 8% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Yanykurgan is April, with an average of 4.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.5 months, from May 30 to October 13. The month with the fewest wet days in Yanykurgan is August, with an average of 0.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

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 Yanykurgan changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 12 months, from January 20 to January 7. The month with the most days of rain alone in Yanykurgan is April, with an average of 4.0 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 1.9 weeks, from January 7 to January 20. The month with the most days of snow alone in Yanykurgan is January, with an average of 1.2 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. Yanykurgan experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.4 months, from November 3 to May 15, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Yanykurgan is April, with an average rainfall of 0.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.6 months, from May 15 to November 3. The month with the least rain in Yanykurgan is August, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from November 29 to March 5, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Yanykurgan is January, with an average snowfall of 1.9 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 8.8 months, from March 5 to November 29. The least snow falls around July 10, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Yanykurgan varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 54 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 29 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:47 AM on June 15, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 18 minutes later at 8:05 AM on January 3. The earliest sunset is at 4:53 PM on December 9, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 25 minutes later at 8:17 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Yanykurgan 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 Yanykurgan, 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, remaining a virtually constant 0% 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 Yanykurgan experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 2.2 months, from July 12 to September 19, with average wind speeds of more than 10.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Yanykurgan is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 9.8 months, from September 19 to July 12. The calmest month of the year in Yanykurgan is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.4 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the north for 2.9 months, from June 10 to September 6, with a peak percentage of 53% on July 19. The wind is most often from the east for 9.1 months, from September 6 to June 10, with a peak percentage of 37% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Yanykurgan 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 Yanykurgan for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid May to mid June and from early August to late September, with a peak score in the first week of September.

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 Yanykurgan for hot-weather activities is from mid 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 Yanykurgan typically lasts for 6.5 months (199 days), from around April 3 to around October 18, rarely starting before March 17 or after April 22, and rarely ending before October 1 or after November 5.

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 Yanykurgan should appear around April 1, only rarely appearing before March 20 or after April 12.

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 6 to August 23, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Yanykurgan is June, with an average of 8.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 28 to February 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Yanykurgan is December, with an average of 1.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Yanykurgan are 43.907 deg latitude, 67.246 deg longitude, and 545 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Yanykurgan is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 89 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 540 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (364 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (4,154 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Yanykurgan is covered by bare soil (84%) and cropland (14%), within 10 miles by bare soil (70%) and cropland (26%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (73%) and cropland (13%).