Climate averages 1991–2020
Baikonur weather
in December.
A freezing month with very little precipitation: the 11th warmest and the joint 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a freezing month in Baikonur: daytime highs average -2.0°C and nights cool to about -8.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of precipitation on roughly 4 days, which makes December a month with very little precipitation (the joint 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 8 h 46 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kyzylorda (192 km away). In December its highs average -0.4°C, 1.6°C warmer than Baikonur, with 13 mm of precipitation.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Baikonur ranks 11th of 26 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 26 for the driest December (precipitation, lowest first). The mean December high of those 26 cities is -3.8°C; Baikonur is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.8°C to -3.8°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 13 mm to 9.5 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | -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
December in nearby cities
- Kyzylorda in DecemberKazakhstan · 192 kmHigh -0.4°C · Low -7.2°C · 13 mm precipitation
- Zhezqazghan in DecemberKazakhstan · 413 kmHigh -6.0°C · Low -13.1°C · 17 mm precipitation
- Qŭnghirot in DecemberUzbekistan · 457 kmHigh 2.1°C · Low -5.1°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Nukus in DecemberUzbekistan · 460 kmHigh 2.8°C · Low -4.8°C · 9.2 mm rain
- Turkistan in DecemberKazakhstan · 469 kmHigh 4.0°C · Low -4.5°C · 32 mm rain
- Daşoguz in DecemberTurkmenistan · 499 kmHigh 4.2°C · Low -3.8°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Urganch in DecemberUzbekistan · 501 kmHigh 4.3°C · Low -3.7°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Xiva in DecemberUzbekistan · 527 kmHigh 4.4°C · Low -3.3°C · 7.5 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.