Winter vacation in Kazakhstan.

«Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly»

Aristotle.

Short description of tours Kazakhstan.

Winter in the steppe zone is 4 - 5 months (November - March) and cold. A stable snow cover forms in as early as November here. Frost noticeably strengthens in January. The thickness of the snow cover can reach 30 cm and lasts 125 - 175 days.
The coldest month in Kazakhstan is January. Its average temperature is 19 C in the north (Petropavlovsk) and 1.5 C in the south (Darbaza). The lowest temperatures are characteristic for the northeastern part where frosts can reach - 54 C while the southern temperatures are rare to fall lower than – 30 C.
The coldest location in Kazakhstan is Atbassar where the record lowest temperature was – 57 C. The winter with stable snow cover in the semi-desert zone lasts up to 4 months (November - February) and is moderately cold and windy.
The snow cover in the plain part lasts for 40 to 80 days and its thickness is no more than 10 cm. In mountain areas, up to some altitude, the shift can be observed of the average date of the temperature passing through 0 0C for 20 - 30 and sometimes to 40 and more days.
The southward highland climate gradually acquires moderately milk character: the average temperature is – 13 C in Altai and - 4.3 C in Tien-Shan. In winter, the Republic is sometimes penetrated by warm air masses from the south-east that increase the temperature over +10 C in the south and up to +5 C in the north.
As a result, thaw occurs for several days. The average January temperature in highland areas differs from that in the plains area. It is cold in winter in Kazakhstan with ruling dry continental arctic moderate air and Siberian anticyclone. A dry and clear weather establishes with negative temperatures.

Authority:
"Zhetysu is the Land of  tourism”. A Tourist Guide-book. Almaty.  2003. 68 p. and the material for this page is taken from the printed edition."Guide to Kazakhstan" Baur Publishing House 2002.

Photos
Alexander Petrov.