Kazakhstan
About 18.3M people live in Kazakhstan, on 2,717,300 km² in 21 regions; the capital is Astana. The highest summit is Khan Tengri (7,010 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: May · Aug–Sep.
Kazakhstan at a glance
The atlas follows 13,309 places here month by month, with 34 mountains and 15 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are May, August and September.
Kazakhstan's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+207%6.79M in 1950 → 20.8M in 2025 → 26.5M in 2050Kazakhstan · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Kazakhstan
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Kazakhstan
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
69OctoberAlmaty
32OctoberAstana
86OctoberShymkent
34OctoberKaraganda
34OctoberPavlodar
66OctoberAtyrau
31OctoberOskemen
87OctoberAktau
21 regions
Kazakhstan from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Kazakhstan
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Kazakhstan
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Kazakhstan
15 monuments and 52 museums; the best known first.
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What's on in Kazakhstan
The ground and the sky in Kazakhstan
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Kazakhstan
19 large airports, 776 railway stations, 9 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.