Riding weather · Kazakhstan
Almaty motorcycle weather by month
On our rules, the best months to ride in the Almaty area are June and September.
The driest months are December to February; the wettest is May, with about 145 mm of rain over 17 rain days.
Days are warmest in July (average high 27 °C) and nights coldest in January (average low -10 °C).
Month by month
Almaty and the foothills of the Tien Shan.
- JanPoor-1°/-10°31 mm
- FebPoor2°/-8°40 mm
- MarMixed7°/-3°98 mm
- AprMixed14°/2°131 mm
- MayMixed19°/7°145 mm
- JunGood24°/11°108 mm
- JulMixed27°/14°120 mm
- AugMixed25°/13°130 mm
- SeptGood20°/8°105 mm
- OctMixed13°/2°90 mm
- NovPoor5°/-6°66 mm
- DecPoor1°/-9°35 mm
Average high/low in °C and monthly rain. How we rate months
Show the numbers
| Month | Riding | High | Low | Rain | Rain days | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Poor | -1 °C 31 °F | -10 °C 14 °F | 31 mm | 8 | freezing |
| February | Poor | 2 °C 35 °F | -8 °C 17 °F | 40 mm | 8 | freezing |
| March | Mixed | 7 °C 45 °F | -3 °C 27 °F | 98 mm | 15 | cold |
| April | Mixed | 14 °C 58 °F | 2 °C 36 °F | 131 mm | 16 | wet, cold |
| May | Mixed | 19 °C 66 °F | 7 °C 45 °F | 145 mm | 17 | wet |
| June | Good | 24 °C 74 °F | 11 °C 52 °F | 108 mm | 17 | |
| July | Mixed | 27 °C 80 °F | 14 °C 57 °F | 120 mm | 16 | wet |
| August | Mixed | 25 °C 76 °F | 13 °C 55 °F | 130 mm | 17 | wet |
| September | Good | 20 °C 68 °F | 8 °C 47 °F | 105 mm | 14 | |
| October | Mixed | 13 °C 55 °F | 2 °C 35 °F | 90 mm | 13 | cold |
| November | Poor | 5 °C 41 °F | -6 °C 22 °F | 66 mm | 11 | freezing |
| December | Poor | 1 °C 33 °F | -9 °C 15 °F | 35 mm | 8 | freezing |
Rain days: days with at least 1 mm. Averages of daily values, 2015 to 2024, for Almaty and Turgen valley, corrected to riding elevation. Reanalysis smooths mountains and local showers, so read these as a regional picture rather than a forecast.
Climate data: Open-Meteo / ERA5, 2015 to 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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