Astana
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📷 Денис Гришкин· CC BY 4.0"Salemátsiz be | Hello (Kazakh)"
About
Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,622,245 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which was the national capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim river in the north of Kazakhstan. It is located within the Akmola Region but administers itself.
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The next week in Astana
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Overcast
19° / 4°
UV High
Sat
Partly cloudy
22° / 8°
UV High
Sun
Partly cloudy
24° / 11°
UV High
Mon
Clear
22° / 10°
UV High
Tue
Clear
20° / 10°
UV High
Wed
Clear
24° / 9°
UV High
Thu
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
34° / -6°
Typical high / low
1 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
15.5h
04:24 – 19:55local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Astana
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) at 12 km.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Kurmanbek.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.