Climate averages 1991–2020
Baikonur weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Baikonur: daytime highs average 32.0°C and nights cool to about 20.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.8 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 07 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kyzylorda (192 km away). In August its highs average 32.4°C, about as warm as Baikonur, with 3.6 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Baikonur ranks joint 4th of 26 for the warmest August highs and 3rd of 26 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 26 cities is 27.4°C; Baikonur is 4.6°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 7.4°C to 24.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 4.8 mm to 3.2 mm.
The annual picture
August 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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Kyzylorda in AugustKazakhstan · 192 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 20.1°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Zhezqazghan in AugustKazakhstan · 413 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 16.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Qŭnghirot in AugustUzbekistan · 457 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 21.1°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Nukus in AugustUzbekistan · 460 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 20.8°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Turkistan in AugustKazakhstan · 469 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 21.5°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Daşoguz in AugustTurkmenistan · 499 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 21.3°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Urganch in AugustUzbekistan · 501 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 21.5°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Xiva in AugustUzbekistan · 527 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 21.8°C · 0.8 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.