Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Almaty, Almaty, Kazakhstan. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Almaty is a genuinely unpredictable day — 66 years of data show a nearly coin-flip chance of precipitation (48%), with snow still possible more than a third of the time. Highs average a mild 51°, but the date has seen everything from a frigid 13° low in 2011 to a 73° high as recently as 2022.
Almaty swings hard between extremes — the all-time high of 102° in July 2023 and an all-time low of -22° in January 2018 represent a jaw-dropping 124-degree spread. Spring is the season to watch for big precipitation events, as the wettest single day on record (2.09" in May 1985) suggests.
Almaty peaks in mid-July with average highs around 82°, then bottoms out in late January at a frigid 27°. Late May is the wettest stretch of the year, averaging 1.41" in a single week, so pack accordingly if you're visiting for the spring scenery. April and October offer a pleasant middle ground at 57° average highs, if you don't mind some weather uncertainty.