Region · Kazakhstan

Where to stay in Karaganda Region

This guide covers 3 destinations in Karaganda Region, a first-level administrative division of Kazakhstan, with 6 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Karaganda, Temirtau and Balkhash. Across its destinations, May, June, August and September are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Sary-Arka Airport (KGF).

Destinations in this guide
3
Places to stay
6
Comfortable in the most places
May, June, August and September
Main airport
KGFSary-Arka Airport
Currency
KZTKazakhstani tenge
Time zone
Asia/Almaty

Destinations

Destinations in Karaganda Region

Every destination in this guide in Karaganda Region, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Karaganda515,6326May to SeptemberKGF · 21 km
Temirtau185,082May to SeptemberKGF · 51 km
Balkhash78,002May, June, August and SeptemberBXH · 5 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Karaganda Region

6 hotels in Karaganda Region recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Apart Hotel 92/2Karagandahotel
Ar Nuvo HotelKaragandahotel
Cosmonaut HotelKaragandahotel
Hotel EdemKaragandahotel
Hotel SenatorKaragandahotel
Voyage HotelKaragandahotel

When to go

Best time to visit Karaganda Region

From the climate of 3 destinations in Karaganda Region with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May, June, August and September.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 3-10 °C22 mm
February0 of 3-8 °C21 mm
March0 of 3-1 °C25 mm
April0 of 313 °C25 mm
May3 of 321 °C36 mm
June3 of 326 °C44 mm
July2 of 327 °C49 mm
August3 of 326 °C31 mm
September3 of 319 °C18 mm
October0 of 311 °C28 mm
November0 of 3-1 °C30 mm
December0 of 3-7 °C25 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Karaganda Region

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Karaganda Region name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Karaganda

KGF · Sary-Arka Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 2 destinations21 km from the closest
medium airport · Balkhash

BXH · Balkhash Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 1 destination4.9 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Karaganda Region, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Kazakhstan

1 Jan · New Year's Day2 Jan · New Year's Day7 Jan · Orthodox Christmas8 Mar · International Women's Day9 Mar · International Women's Day (observed)21 Mar · Nowruz Holiday22 Mar · Nowruz Holiday23 Mar · Nowruz Holiday24 Mar · Nowruz Holiday (observed)25 Mar · Nowruz Holiday (observed)1 May · Kazakhstan's People Solidarity Holiday7 May · Defender of the Fatherland Day9 May · Victory Day11 May · Victory Day (observed)27 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)6 Jul · Capital Day25 Oct · Republic Day26 Oct · Republic Day (observed)16 Dec · Independence Day

Nearby

Regions near Karaganda Region

Other regions of Kazakhstan with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Kazakhstan travel guide · All regions of Kazakhstan

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.