- Local time
- Asia/Almaty
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Population
- 1,200,000
- Elevation
- 520 m
- Airports
- CIT
- 12 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 2,300 km
- 3 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Shymkent, month by month
- Jan3°
- Feb6°
- Mar14°
- Apr20°
- May27°
- Jun34°
- Jul37°
- Aug36°
- Sept29°
- Oct20°
- Nov11°
- Dec4°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: April, May, September and October.
Mean highs run from 3°C in January to 37°C in July, with about 511 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for ShymkentModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Shymkent
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBShymkent
2,300 km
3 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
From AUHShymkent
2,420 km
3 hrs 35 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
The country's currency, plugs and emergency numbers, and the clock in Shymkent right now.
- 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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