Central State Museum of Kazakhstan
The Central State Museum of Kazakhstan is a museum featuring Soviet Modernist architecture. It is one of the 11 most looked-up sights in Kazakhstan on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The museum is open from Wednesday to Monday, between 09:00 and 18:00. Adult tickets cost 500 tenge, and wheelchair access is limited. Visitors can reach the site via Almaty International Airport, which is 15 km away. The museum is located approximately 971 km from the capital, Astana. While visiting, you can also see the Ascension Cathedral, which is 2.5 km away.
Climate conditions in Almaty vary by month. The warmest months are July and August, with daily highs reaching 27 °C. The coldest period is January, when daily highs are -1 °C and lows reach -10 °C. Rainfall is highest in May, with about 175 mm of rain, while September is one of the drier months with about 44 mm of rain over 4 days.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 27 °C. The wettest is May, with about 175 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | -1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| Average low, °C | -10 | -8 | -2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 5 | -2 | -7 |
| Rainfall, mm | 39 | 48 | 95 | 152 | 175 | 110 | 89 | 53 | 44 | 79 | 66 | 49 |
| Rainy days | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
