Shymkent, Kazakhstan climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Shymkent, Kazakhstan, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 37°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of -5°C.
Shymkent is a city in southern Kazakhstan, close to the border with Uzbekistan. For administration, it is one of three cities of republican significance in Kazakhstan, the others being Almaty and Astana. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Shymkent, Kazakhstan's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Shymkent average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | -5°C | 3 mm |
| February | 6°C | -3°C | 3 mm |
| March | 13°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
| April | 21°C | 8°C | 3 mm |
| May | 27°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| June | 34°C | 19°C | 0 mm |
| July | 37°C | 22°C | 0 mm |
| August | 36°C | 21°C | 0 mm |
| September | 30°C | 15°C | 0 mm |
| October | 20°C | 7°C | 0 mm |
| November | 12°C | 2°C | 3 mm |
| December | 5°C | -3°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 49°C on 1983-07-30
- Coldest day on record: -27°C on 2023-01-12
Percentiles compare each day to Shymkent, Kazakhstan's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →