Capital of Kazakhstan
Astana
Photo: Денис Гришкин · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Asia/Almaty
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Population
- 1,544,142
- Elevation
- 358 m
- Airports
- NQZ
- From DXB
- 3,190 km
- 4 hrs 30 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Astana, month by month
- Jan-13°
- Feb-10°
- Mar-1°
- Apr12°
- May21°
- Jun26°
- Jul27°
- Aug26°
- Sept18°
- Oct9°
- Nov-2°
- Dec-10°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: May to September.
Mean highs run from -13°C in January to 27°C in July, with about 370 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for AstanaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Astana
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBAstana
3,190 km
4 hrs 30 mins · Estimate
From AUHAstana
3,300 km
4 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Almaty
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Currency
- Kazakhstani Tenge KZTToday's indicative rate: KZT 100 ≈ USD 0.221Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and F220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 101fire102police103ambulance112general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +7 · On the right
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