Taraz
City in Kazakhstan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Taraz image1: BernardTom at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Taraz is a city in Kazakhstan, in Zhambyl. About 358,153 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Kazakhstan in our atlas.
It lies at 42.90° N, 71.37° E, about 611 m (2,005 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Almaty time zone.
Location
Red dot: Taraz. Green dots: other major cities of Kazakhstan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Taraz has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 35°C (94°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -7°C (20°F). Around 355 mm (14 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Apr.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in KazakhstanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Shymkent · 158 km
- Almaty · 452 km
- Kyzylorda · 524 km
- Karagandy · 779 km
- Astana · 919 km
- Pavlodar · 1,136 km
- Aktobe · 1,414 km
- Oral · 1,868 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1516905 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q486545 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Taraz image1: BernardTom at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)