Climate averages 1991–2020
Almaty weather
in September.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a mild month in Almaty: daytime highs average 21.2°C and nights cool to about 9.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 54 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes September a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 33 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Karakol (147 km away). In September its highs average 15.7°C, 5.4°C cooler than Almaty, with 78 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Almaty ranks 11th of 26 for the warmest September highs and 26th of 26 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 26 cities is 20.9°C; Almaty is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 7.2°C to 14.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 54 mm to 61 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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 | 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
September in nearby cities
- Karakol in SeptemberKyrgyzstan · 147 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 5.1°C · 78 mm rain
- Taldykorgan in SeptemberKazakhstan · 228 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 9.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Qarasu in SeptemberChina · 301 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 10.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Huocheng in SeptemberChina · 331 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 11.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Sarqant in SeptemberKazakhstan · 339 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 8.4°C · 31 mm rain
- Wensu in SeptemberChina · 351 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 12.2°C · 22 mm rain
- Aqsu in SeptemberChina · 360 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 11.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Ghulja in SeptemberChina · 363 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 10.7°C · 15 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.