Karaganda Region · Kazakhstan
Balkhash travel guide
Balkhash is a city in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan, home to about 78,000 people.
- Best months
- May, June, August and September
- Nearest airport
- BXH5 km · Balkhash Airport
- Currency
- KZTKazakhstani tenge
- Time zone
- Asia/Almaty
- Language
- Kazakh, Russian
When to go
The best time to visit Balkhash
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Balkhash are May, June, August and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 25 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Balkhash: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Balkhash Airport (BXH), about 4.9 km from the city centre in a straight line.
BXH · Balkhash Airport
Questions
Balkhash: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Balkhash?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Balkhash are May, June, August and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 25 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Balkhash?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Balkhash Airport (BXH), about 4.9 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Balkhash?
Kazakhstani tenge (KZT).
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.