Almaty Region · Kazakhstan
Kaskelen travel guide
Kaskelen is a city in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan, home to about 58,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- ALA38 km · Almaty International Airport
- Currency
- KZTKazakhstani tenge
- Time zone
- Asia/Almaty
- Language
- Kazakh, Russian
When to go
The best time to visit Kaskelen
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kaskelen are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; May is the wettest, with about 39 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 Kaskelen: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Almaty International Airport (ALA), about 38 km from the city centre in a straight line; Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU, 68 km) is also within reach.
ALA · Almaty International Airport
IKU · Issyk-Kul International Airport
Questions
Kaskelen: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kaskelen?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kaskelen are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; May is the wettest, with about 39 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kaskelen?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Almaty International Airport (ALA), about 38 km from the city centre in a straight line; Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU, 68 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Kaskelen?
Kazakhstani tenge (KZT).
Nearby
Destinations near Kaskelen
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.