East Kazakhstan Region

Region · 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan

Population 1,341,292

Area 281,199 km²

Time zone Asia/Almaty

Official website akimvko.gov.kz

East Kazakhstan Region – Planning a Trip?

Build your day-by-day itinerary in the Tripomatic app.

Start Planning

Featured Lists

Mikhail Antonov (Xeofox) / CC BY-SA 4.0

East Kazakhstan Region Essentials

East Kazakhstan Region encompasses the dramatic Altai Mountains, semi-arid steppes, and significant historical monuments. This selection highlights the 10th-century Kozy Korpesh and Bayan Sulu Mausoleum, a site of Kazakh folklore, alongside the 80-meter Kokkol Waterfall. The list also includes the Bigach impact crater and various mountain peaks that define the rugged landscape of the Irtysh River basin and the Southern Altai range.

15 places

East Kazakhstan Region — Map

Climate & when to visit

Select a month

Typical weather in January

Poor

-23°–-7° · varies by region
-23° at night
4–7 rainy days · varies by region
16 sunny days
6 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
0°C · too cold to swim
UV index 1 · low

Typical weather in February

Poor

-19°–-3° · varies by region
-21° at night
4–6 rainy days · varies by region
18 sunny days
7 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
0°C · too cold to swim
UV index 2 · low

Typical weather in March

Poor

-12°–6° · varies by region
-13° at night
6 rainy days
18 sunny days
8 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
0°C · too cold to swim
UV index 3 · moderate

Typical weather in April

Poor

-2°–17° · varies by region
-4° at night
5–9 rainy days · varies by region
16 sunny days
9 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
6°C · too cold to swim
UV index 4 · moderate

Typical weather in May

Good

5°–24° · varies by region
3° at night
5–10 rainy days · varies by region
18 sunny days
11 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
20°C · cool for a dip
UV index 6 · high

Typical weather in June

Good

11°–30° · varies by region
9° at night
6–12 rainy days · varies by region
15 sunny days
11 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
25°C · warm for swimming
UV index 7 · high

Typical weather in July

Good

13°–32° · varies by region
11° at night
6–14 rainy days · varies by region
14 sunny days
10 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
27°C · warm for swimming
UV index 6 · high

Typical weather in August

Good

12°–30° · varies by region
9° at night
4–10 rainy days · varies by region
18 sunny days
10 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
25°C · warm for swimming
UV index 6 · high

Typical weather in September

Fair

5°–24° · varies by region
3° at night
4–8 rainy days · varies by region
17 sunny days
8 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
19°C · cool for a dip
UV index 4 · moderate

Typical weather in October

Poor

-4°–15° · varies by region
-4° at night
6–9 rainy days · varies by region
14 sunny days
6 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
11°C · too cold to swim
UV index 2 · low

Typical weather in November

Poor

-14°–4° · varies by region
-12° at night
7–9 rainy days · varies by region
9 sunny days
4 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
3°C · too cold to swim
UV index 1 · low

Typical weather in December

Poor

-21°–-4° · varies by region
-19° at night
6–8 rainy days · varies by region
10 sunny days
4 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
0°C · too cold to swim
UV index 1 · low

This destination spans several climate zones, so these figures are a range across the region rather than exact values. Climate data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2); NASA POWER + Copernicus ERA5-Land and ERA5 · 1996–2025