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Aug 13: €67 €67
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low €66 · high €69
Departure-day prices · August 2024 Aktau → Shymkent
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Best time to visit Shymkent — climate Jan: ~4°C daytime, 6 rainy days
4°
Jan Feb: ~7°C daytime, 7 rainy days
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Feb Mar: ~14°C daytime, 8 rainy days
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Mar Apr: ~25°C daytime, 3 rainy days
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Apr May: ~31°C daytime, 3 rainy days
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May Jun: ~34°C daytime, 1 rainy days
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Jun Jul: ~38°C daytime, 0 rainy days
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Jul Aug: ~34°C daytime, 1 rainy days
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Aug Sep: ~28°C daytime, 2 rainy days
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Sep Oct: ~23°C daytime, 2 rainy days
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Oct Nov: ~14°C daytime, 2 rainy days
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Nov Dec: ~7°C daytime, 16 rainy days
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Dec Best value: Oct — fares from €66 and ~23°C daytime.
Flights from Aktau to Shymkent start around €48 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €48–51, based on 3 fares found by travellers.
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2h 25m duration
€48–51 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Aktau → Shymkent; direct flights available (e.g. FS). · Based on 3 fares found by travellers in the last 48h
Cheapest round trips to Shymkent Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.
Mar 3 – Mar 12
SCAT · Direct · 2h 20m
€118
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Sep 23 – Sep 27
FlyArystan · Direct · 2h 15m
€127
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Oct 7 – Oct 21
SCAT · Direct · 2h 20m
€132
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Oct 13 – Oct 17
SCAT · Direct · 2h 20m
€132
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Oct 28 – Nov 2
SCAT · Direct · 2h 20m
€133
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Nov 1 – Nov 6
SCAT · Direct · 2h 20m
€133
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Oct 7 – Oct 18
SCAT · Direct · 2h 20m
€134
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Oct 2 – Oct 13
SCAT · Direct · 2h 20m
€135
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Weather in Shymkent
Thu
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38°
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Fri
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Sat
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Sun
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Mon
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35°
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Tue
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35°
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Wed
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34°
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In Aug, Shymkent typically sees ~32°C daytime highs and 4 rainy days.
Where to stay in Shymkent 3★+ hotels from €41/night (11 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Orbita Boutique Hotel
hotel · Shymkent
from €41/night ★ 4
Express City Hotel
hotel · Shymkent
from €50/night ★ 3
Shymkent Grand Hotel
hotel · Shymkent
from €51/night ★ 4
Good to know Time difference Same time zone
Time in the air 2h 15m
Things to do in Shymkent Top-rated tours and tickets from €160 — book ahead for the popular ones.
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About Shymkent
Shymkent (Kazakh: Шымкент) is a city in the Kazakh Desert, and is the third largest city in Kazakhstan.
Read the full Shymkent guide
Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).
Popular from Aktau Cheapest destinations travellers searched recently — refreshed daily.
Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo ; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-08-13. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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