Climate averages 1991–2020
Almaty weather
in November.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a cold month in Almaty: daytime highs average 5.7°C and nights cool to about -4.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 52 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes November a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 45 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Karakol (147 km away). In November its highs average 2.0°C, 3.8°C cooler than Almaty, with 42 mm of precipitation.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Almaty ranks 8th of 26 for the warmest November highs and 24th of 26 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 26 cities is 2.6°C; Almaty is 3.2°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 5.7°C to 0.1°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 52 mm to 34 mm.
The annual picture
November in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Almaty climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.8°C-8.7°C | -8.7°C | 27 | 6.5 | 9.49 h |
| February | 0.4°C-6.9°C | -6.9°C | 39 | 7.8 | 10.510 h |
| March | 6.7°C-1.9°C | -1.9°C | 80 | 12.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 14.0°C2.8°C | 2.8°C | 138 | 14.9 | 13.413 h |
| May | 19.4°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 145 | 15.6 | 14.715 h |
| June | 24.0°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 93 | 13.0 | 15.315 h |
| July | 26.6°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 71 | 10.2 | 15.015 h |
| August | 25.9°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 57 | 8.9 | 14.014 h |
| September | 21.2°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 54 | 9.5 | 12.513 h |
| October | 14.0°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 61 | 9.8 | 11.111 h |
| November, selected | 5.7°C-4.0°C | -4.0°C | 52 | 8.6 | 9.810 h |
| December | 0.1°C-7.8°C | -7.8°C | 34 | 7.2 | 9.09 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
November in nearby cities
- Karakol in NovemberKyrgyzstan · 147 kmHigh 2.0°C · Low -8.5°C · 42 mm precipitation
- Taldykorgan in NovemberKazakhstan · 228 kmHigh 7.0°C · Low -3.9°C · 45 mm rain
- Qarasu in NovemberChina · 301 kmHigh 7.0°C · Low -4.0°C · 36 mm rain
- Huocheng in NovemberChina · 331 kmHigh 8.6°C · Low -2.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Sarqant in NovemberKazakhstan · 339 kmHigh 5.4°C · Low -5.2°C · 50 mm rain
- Wensu in NovemberChina · 351 kmHigh 6.6°C · Low -0.5°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Aqsu in NovemberChina · 360 kmHigh 7.5°C · Low -2.1°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Ghulja in NovemberChina · 363 kmHigh 8.9°C · Low -1.9°C · 25 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Almaty) is explained once on the Almaty year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.