Kostanay travel guide

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Kostanay is a city of 247,000 people (2019) on the Tobol River in Northern Kazakhstan.

Kostanay in pictures

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Practical guide

Understand

The city is located in the steppe zone in the north of the Turgay plateau, in the south-eastern part of the West Siberian Plain, on the Tobol River, 571 km north-west of Nur-Sultan city (704 km along the highway). The nearest million-plus city is Russian Chelyabinsk, located 260 km (along the highway over 300 km) to the north-west of Kostanay.

Do

Central Park, Pobedy Park, Tobol Embankment Football: FC Tobol play soccer in Premier League, the top tier. Their home ground is Central Stadium (capacity 9500) east side of Victory Park. The playing season is March-Nov.

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA) — abridged; the full article has much more.

Getting there

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Best time to visit Kostanay — climate

Jan: ~-6°C daytime, 7 rainy days -6° JanFeb: ~-6°C daytime, 5 rainy days -6° FebMar: ~3°C daytime, 10 rainy days 3° MarApr: ~18°C daytime, 6 rainy days 18° AprMay: ~22°C daytime, 12 rainy days 22° MayJun: ~26°C daytime, 10 rainy days 26° JunJul: ~25°C daytime, 14 rainy days 25° JulAug: ~24°C daytime, 7 rainy days 24° AugSep: ~18°C daytime, 10 rainy days 18° SepOct: ~10°C daytime, 4 rainy days 10° OctNov: ~3°C daytime, 8 rainy days 3° NovDec: ~-7°C daytime, 10 rainy days -7° Dec

Weather in Kostanay

Thu ☀️ 8° -1° 💧0%
Fri ☀️ 5° -5° 💧0%
Sat ☀️ 8° -6° 💧0%
Sun ☀️ 11° -3° 💧0%
Mon ☀️ 9° 1° 💧0%
Tue 🌤️ 10° -2° 💧0%
Wed ☀️ 11° -2° 💧0%

In Oct, Kostanay typically sees ~10°C daytime highs and 4 rainy days.

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