Country Guide

This central Asian republic includes extensive deserts as well as semi-arid steppes. Part of eastern Kazakhstan belongs to the mountainous region on the borders of Afghanistan and China.

In the steppes and deserts the summers are warm to hot but the heat is made more bearable by the low humidity. The winters are cold but generally dry and sunny. The table for Kazalinsk is representative of weather in western Kazakhstan.

The highest mountains of the east carry snow the year round. However, the east is a rather dry region considering its height. Winters are cold but spring comes earlier than farther north.

The table for Almaty illustrates conditions in the valleys of eastern Kazakhstan.