Lightning strikes in Kazakhstan
The detection network has located 155 lightning strikes in Kazakhstan since the archive began, including 66 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Kazakhstan #97 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Kazakhstan is counted under Asia in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 13 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 3 |
| 2026-08-13 | 28 |
| 2026-08-12 | 1 |
| 2026-08-10 | 1 |
| 2026-08-09 | 30 |
| 2026-08-08 | 3 |
| 2026-08-05 | 1 |
| 2026-08-03 | 3 |
| 2026-08-02 | 1 |
| 2026-08-01 | 3 |
| 2026-07-31 | 7 |
| 2026-07-30 | 26 |
| 2026-07-29 | 48 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Kazakhstan's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Kazakhstan | 104 | 56 | 67.1% |
| 2 | Aktobe | 18 | 4 | 11.6% |
| 3 | Atyrau | 11 | 1 | 7.1% |
| 4 | Kostanay | 8 | 0 | 5.2% |
| 5 | East Kazakhstan | 6 | 0 | 3.9% |
| 6 | Saratov | 3 | 3 | 1.9% |
| 7 | Mangystau | 3 | 0 | 1.9% |
| 8 | Almaty | 2 | 2 | 1.3% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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