Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Oskemen Airport Kazakhstan

At Oskemen Airport, the summers are long, warm, dry, and partly cloudy and the winters are frigid, snowy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -5°F to 83°F and is rarely below -27°F or above 93°F.

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

The warm season lasts for 4.2 months, from May 9 to September 17, with an average daily high temperature above 69°F. The hottest month of the year at Oskemen Airport is July, with an average high of 82°F and low of 56°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.5 months, from November 25 to March 9, with an average daily high temperature below 27°F. The coldest month of the year at Oskemen Airport is January, with an average low of -3°F and high of 14°F.

At Oskemen 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 Oskemen Airport begins around April 5 and lasts for 6.1 months, ending around October 9.

The clearest month of the year at Oskemen Airport is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 71% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 9 and lasts for 5.9 months, ending around April 5.

The cloudiest month of the year at Oskemen Airport is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 67% 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 Oskemen Airport varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.7 months, from May 5 to November 26, with a greater than 18% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Oskemen Airport is July, with an average of 7.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.3 months, from November 26 to May 5. The month with the fewest wet days at Oskemen Airport is February, with an average of 3.4 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 Oskemen Airport changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 8.4 months, from March 11 to November 21. The month with the most days of rain alone at Oskemen Airport is July, with an average of 7.3 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.6 months, from November 21 to March 11. The month with the most days of snow alone at Oskemen Airport is December, with an average of 3.9 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. Oskemen Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.1 months, from March 21 to November 25, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Oskemen Airport is June, with an average rainfall of 1.2 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from November 25 to March 21. The month with the least rain at Oskemen Airport is January, 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. Oskemen Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from October 21 to April 7, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Oskemen Airport is December, with an average snowfall of 5.7 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 6.5 months, from April 7 to October 21. The least snow falls around July 20, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day at Oskemen Airport varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 4 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 16 hours, 23 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 3:20 AM on June 16, and the latest sunrise is 5 hours, 9 minutes later at 8:28 AM on January 1. The earliest sunset is at 3:27 PM on December 12, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 16 minutes later at 7:43 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Oskemen Airport during 2024, with only a single transition on February 29.

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 Oskemen 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 Oskemen Airport experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from October 28 to March 11, with average wind speeds of more than 7.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Oskemen Airport is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.5 months, from March 11 to October 28. The calmest month of the year at Oskemen Airport is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.2 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the north for 5.1 months, from April 14 to September 16, with a peak percentage of 47% on August 9. The wind is most often from the south for 6.9 months, from September 16 to April 14, with a peak percentage of 74% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Oskemen 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 Oskemen Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to mid August, with a peak score in the last 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 Oskemen Airport for hot-weather activities is from late 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 Oskemen Airport typically lasts for 4.2 months (129 days), from around May 10 to around September 16, rarely starting before April 21 or after May 31, and rarely ending before August 28 or after October 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 at Oskemen Airport should appear around April 27, only rarely appearing before April 20 or after May 5.

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 3.6 months, from April 30 to August 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Oskemen Airport is June, with an average of 7.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from October 24 to February 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Oskemen Airport is December, with an average of 1.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Oskemen Airport are 50.037 deg latitude, 82.494 deg longitude, and 925 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Oskemen Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 305 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 956 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,142 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (6,598 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Oskemen Airport is covered by cropland (59%), trees (19%), and grassland (10%), within 10 miles by cropland (48%) and trees (26%), and within 50 miles by trees (40%) and cropland (33%).