When to go · Balkhash

Balkhash in January

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (below –20 °C (68 °F)).Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (below –68 °F (20 °C)).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C) / −20°C (−4°F)−4°F (−20°C); average high / low
Rain days: 5
Crowds: Medium; Kazakhstan overall
Prices: Medium; Kazakhstan overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Balkhash

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (below –20 °C (68 °F)).Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (below –68 °F (20 °C)).

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

BalkhashHighs around 5 °C (41 °F), lows around -20 °C (−4 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 41 °F (5 °C), lows around −4 °F (-20 °C), rain on about 5 days

Kazakhstan overall: Cold and smoggy in Almaty; ski season on Shymbulak; −30 °C possible in Astana.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Balkhash, side by side.

First month

Second month

January: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (below –20 °C).

May: Inside Balkhash's best window: May–Sep.

Balkhash: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.