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Solar data for Kazakhstan
Across the 83 places in Kazakhstan the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 32° in Zhetysay to 47° in Petropavl, and flat ground gets 3.3 to 4.7 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in Kazakhstan at a glance
Averages over 83 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing south.
- 3.26–3.54
- 3.54–3.82
- 3.82–4.10
- 4.10–4.39
- 4.39–4.67
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest place in Kazakhstan is Shardara (Turkistan) with 4.67 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny is Petropavl with 3.26. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,323 kWh a year in Petropavl to 1,649 kWh in Kentau — 1,524 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 32° in Zhetysay to 47° in Petropavl. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 72° on average: at 70° that month brings 1.70 kWh per kWp a day in Oral and 3.25 kWh in Zharkent.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Sunniest places in Kazakhstan
Ranked by peak sun hours on flat ground: the yearly average of a day's sunshine energy (NASA POWER climatology). Output: 1 kWp at its best year-round angle.
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shardara | Turkistan | 4.67 | 1,588 | 33° |
| 2 | Zhetysay | Turkistan | 4.66 | 1,577 | 32° |
| 3 | Turkistan | Turkistan | 4.64 | 1,643 | 36° |
| 3 | Arys | Turkistan | 4.64 | 1,612 | 35° |
| 3 | Abay | Turkistan | 4.64 | 1,584 | 33° |
| 6 | Kentau | Turkistan | 4.63 | 1,649 | 37° |
| 6 | Saryaghash | Turkistan | 4.63 | 1,583 | 33° |
| 8 | Zhangaqorghan | Kyzylorda | 4.62 | 1,643 | 37° |
| 9 | Shiyeli | Kyzylorda | 4.61 | 1,644 | 37° |
| 10 | Zhangatas | Zhambyl | 4.59 | 1,629 | 36° |
Least sunny places in Kazakhstan
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Kostanay | Kostanay | 3.49 | 1,399 | 46° |
| 80 | Shchuchinsk | Aqmola | 3.47 | 1,393 | 46° |
| 81 | Akkol’ | Aqmola | 3.42 | 1,375 | 46° |
| 81 | Kokshetau | Aqmola | 3.42 | 1,374 | 46° |
| 83 | Petropavl | North Kazakhstan | 3.26 | 1,323 | 47° |
Solar by region in Kazakhstan
Averages of the places in each region, sunniest first. Darkest month: what 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes a day in the worst month of the year.
| Region | Places | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt | Darkest month at 70° | Sunniest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkistan | 10 | 4.61 | 1,601 | 34° | 2.84 kWh | Shardara |
| Shymkent | 1 | 4.59 | 1,597 | 35° | 2.89 kWh | Shymkent |
| Zhambyl | 6 | 4.48 | 1,595 | 36° | 2.97 kWh | Zhangatas |
| Kyzylorda | 7 | 4.45 | 1,601 | 38° | 2.63 kWh | Zhangaqorghan |
| Baikonur | 1 | 4.38 | 1,595 | 39° | 2.65 kWh | Baikonur |
| Zhetysu Region | 4 | 4.33 | 1,603 | 39° | 3.10 kWh | Ushtobe |
| Almaty Region | 6 | 4.27 | 1,525 | 36° | 2.90 kWh | Konayev |
| Almaty | 1 | 4.24 | 1,519 | 37° | 3.03 kWh | Almaty |
| Ulytau Region | 2 | 4.24 | 1,624 | 42° | 2.83 kWh | Zhezqazghan |
| Mangystau | 3 | 4.18 | 1,443 | 34° | 2.02 kWh | Zhanaozen |
| Abai Region | 4 | 4.09 | 1,588 | 43° | 2.87 kWh | Maqanshy |
| Karaganda | 6 | 3.98 | 1,559 | 44° | 2.55 kWh | Balqash |
| Aktobe | 5 | 3.94 | 1,508 | 43° | 2.32 kWh | Shalqar |
| Atyrau Oblisi | 4 | 3.90 | 1,404 | 38° | 1.87 kWh | Qulsary |
| East Kazakhstan | 5 | 3.83 | 1,508 | 44° | 2.62 kWh | Zaysan |
| Astana | 1 | 3.72 | 1,465 | 44° | 2.22 kWh | Astana |
| Pavlodar Region | 3 | 3.63 | 1,449 | 45° | 2.20 kWh | Aksu |
| Kostanay | 5 | 3.63 | 1,443 | 45° | 2.22 kWh | Arkalyk |
| West Kazakhstan | 2 | 3.60 | 1,361 | 42° | 1.73 kWh | Aqsay |
| Aqmola | 6 | 3.50 | 1,401 | 46° | 2.01 kWh | Atbasar |
| North Kazakhstan | 1 | 3.26 | 1,323 | 47° | 1.78 kWh | Petropavl |
Largest places in Kazakhstan at a glance
| Place | Latitude | Best tilt | Off-grid tilt | Sun hours/day (flat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 43.3° N | 37° | 68° | 4.24 |
| Astana | 51.2° N | 44° | 74° | 3.72 |
| Shymkent | 42.3° N | 35° | 68° | 4.59 |
| Aktobe | 50.3° N | 43° | 77° | 3.81 |
| Karagandy | 49.8° N | 45° | 73° | 3.93 |
| Taraz | 42.9° N | 35° | 72° | 4.44 |
| Kyzylorda | 44.9° N | 38° | 74° | 4.53 |
| Oral | 51.2° N | 42° | 78° | 3.59 |
| Pavlodar | 52.3° N | 46° | 75° | 3.62 |
| Ust-Kamenogorsk | 50.0° N | 44° | 74° | 3.79 |
| Semey | 50.4° N | 44° | 74° | 3.83 |
| Atyrau | 47.1° N | 37° | 74° | 3.87 |
| Turkistan | 43.3° N | 36° | 73° | 4.64 |
| Kostanay | 53.2° N | 46° | 80° | 3.49 |
| Petropavl | 54.9° N | 47° | 77° | 3.26 |
| Temirtau | 50.1° N | 44° | 74° | 3.88 |
| Kokshetau | 53.3° N | 46° | 76° | 3.42 |
| Aktau | 43.7° N | 34° | 64° | 4.14 |
| Rudnyy | 53.0° N | 46° | 79° | 3.53 |
| Ekibastuz | 51.7° N | 45° | 75° | 3.63 |
Daylight and clock time in Kazakhstan
In Petropavl (54.9° N), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 17 h 21 min and the shortest 7 h 12 min; in Zhetysay (40.8° N), the southernmost, 15 h 06 min and 9 h 15 min. Kazakhstan does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia/Almaty | 56 | UTC+5 | no daylight saving time |
| Asia/Qyzylorda | 7 | UTC+5 | no daylight saving time |
| Asia/Qostanay | 6 | UTC+5 | no daylight saving time |
| Asia/Aqtobe | 5 | UTC+5 | no daylight saving time |
| Asia/Atyrau | 4 | UTC+5 | no daylight saving time |
| Asia/Aqtau | 3 | UTC+5 | no daylight saving time |
| Asia/Oral | 2 | UTC+5 | no daylight saving time |