Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Kostanay Airport Kazakhstan

At Kostanay Airport, the summers are long, warm, dry, and partly cloudy and the winters are long, frigid, snowy, windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -5°F to 79°F and is rarely below -22°F or above 91°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Kostanay Airport for warm-weather activities is from early June to mid August.

The warm season lasts for 4.0 months, from May 12 to September 12, with an average daily high temperature above 66°F. The hottest month of the year at Kostanay Airport is July, with an average high of 79°F and low of 58°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.7 months, from November 20 to March 11, with an average daily high temperature below 25°F. The coldest month of the year at Kostanay Airport is January, with an average low of -4°F and high of 12°F.

At Kostanay Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Kostanay Airport begins around April 5 and lasts for 6.1 months, ending around October 8.

The clearest month of the year at Kostanay Airport is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 64% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 8 and lasts for 5.9 months, ending around April 5.

The cloudiest month of the year at Kostanay Airport is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 77% 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 at Kostanay Airport varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.7 months, from April 14 to November 3, with a greater than 14% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Kostanay Airport is July, with an average of 6.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.3 months, from November 3 to April 14. The month with the fewest wet days at Kostanay Airport is February, with an average of 2.1 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 at Kostanay Airport changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 7.7 months, from March 23 to November 13. The month with the most days of rain alone at Kostanay Airport is July, with an average of 6.4 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 4.3 months, from November 13 to March 23. The month with the most days of snow alone at Kostanay Airport is December, with an average of 2.6 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. Kostanay Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from April 6 to November 1, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Kostanay Airport is July, with an average rainfall of 1.3 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from November 1 to April 6. The month with the least rain at Kostanay Airport 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. Kostanay Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 5.8 months, from October 22 to April 15, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Kostanay Airport is December, with an average snowfall of 3.9 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 6.2 months, from April 15 to October 22. The least snow falls around July 15, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day at Kostanay Airport varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 31 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 16 hours, 59 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:17 AM on June 17, and the latest sunrise is 4 hours, 43 minutes later at 9:00 AM on December 29. The earliest sunset is at 4:27 PM on December 13, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 50 minutes later at 9:17 PM on June 24.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Kostanay Airport 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 at Kostanay Airport, 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 at Kostanay Airport experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 8.0 months, from September 26 to May 25, with average wind speeds of more than 10.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Kostanay Airport is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.0 months, from May 25 to September 26. The calmest month of the year at Kostanay Airport is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.9 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Kostanay Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 3.0 days, from January 1 to January 4; for 4.4 months, from January 27 to June 10; and for 4.5 months, from August 16 to December 30, with a peak percentage of 46% on October 14. The wind is most often from the south for 3.3 weeks, from January 4 to January 27 and for 1.0 days, from December 30 to December 31, with a peak percentage of 39% on January 16. The wind is most often from the north for 2.2 months, from June 10 to August 16, with a peak percentage of 43% on July 20.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Kostanay Airport 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 time of year to visit Kostanay Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from early June to mid August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

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 Kostanay Airport for hot-weather activities is from mid June to early August, with a peak score in the first 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 at Kostanay Airport typically lasts for 4.5 months (140 days), from around May 8 to around September 25, rarely starting before April 17 or after May 29, and rarely ending before September 6 or after October 12.

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 at Kostanay Airport should appear around May 2, only rarely appearing before April 22 or after May 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 3.2 months, from May 4 to August 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Kostanay Airport is June, with an average of 6.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from October 20 to February 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Kostanay Airport is December, with an average of 0.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kostanay Airport are 53.206 deg latitude, 63.551 deg longitude, and 574 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kostanay Airport is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 89 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 572 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (292 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,699 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kostanay Airport is covered by cropland (47%), grassland (20%), trees (15%), and shrubs (15%), within 10 miles by cropland (57%) and grassland (15%), and within 50 miles by cropland (56%) and grassland (16%).