Climate averages 1991–2020
Baikonur weather
in April.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 11th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Baikonur: daytime highs average 18.8°C and nights cool to about 6.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 30 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kyzylorda (192 km away). In April its highs average 19.6°C, 0.8°C warmer than Baikonur, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Baikonur ranks 4th of 26 for the warmest April highs and 2nd of 26 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 26 cities is 14.3°C; Baikonur is 4.5°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 7.6°C to 26.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 16 mm to 13 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Baikonur climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -3.8°C-10.9°C | -10.9°C | 9.5 | 3.0 | 9.19 h |
| February | -0.8°C-9.6°C | -9.6°C | 9.7 | 2.8 | 10.310 h |
| March | 8.3°C-2.3°C | -2.3°C | 17 | 4.4 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 18.8°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 16 | 3.6 | 13.513 h |
| May | 26.4°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 13 | 3.0 | 14.915 h |
| June | 32.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 7.1 | 1.9 | 15.616 h |
| July | 33.8°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 6.0 | 1.9 | 15.315 h |
| August | 32.0°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 4.8 | 1.2 | 14.114 h |
| September | 24.7°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 3.2 | 0.8 | 12.613 h |
| October | 15.5°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 8.5 | 2.1 | 11.011 h |
| November | 4.7°C-2.5°C | -2.5°C | 14 | 3.3 | 9.510 h |
| December | -2.0°C-8.6°C | -8.6°C | 13 | 3.5 | 8.89 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
April in nearby cities
- Kyzylorda in AprilKazakhstan · 192 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 7.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Zhezqazghan in AprilKazakhstan · 413 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 1.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Qŭnghirot in AprilUzbekistan · 457 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 8.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Nukus in AprilUzbekistan · 460 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 8.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Turkistan in AprilKazakhstan · 469 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 8.9°C · 32 mm rain
- Daşoguz in AprilTurkmenistan · 499 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 9.4°C · 16 mm rain
- Urganch in AprilUzbekistan · 501 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 9.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Xiva in AprilUzbekistan · 527 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 10.1°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 Baikonur) is explained once on the Baikonur year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.