Climate averages 1991–2020
Baikonur weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Baikonur: daytime highs average 33.8°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 6.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes July a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 15 h 19 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kyzylorda (192 km away). In July its highs average 34.1°C, about as warm as Baikonur, with 5.0 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Baikonur ranks 4th of 26 for the warmest July highs and 3rd of 26 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 26 cities is 28.7°C; Baikonur is 5.1°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 32.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 6.0 mm to 4.8 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Kyzylorda in JulyKazakhstan · 192 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 21.9°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Zhezqazghan in JulyKazakhstan · 413 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 17.6°C · 18 mm rain
- Qŭnghirot in JulyUzbekistan · 457 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 23.0°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Nukus in JulyUzbekistan · 460 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 22.7°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Turkistan in JulyKazakhstan · 469 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 22.7°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Daşoguz in JulyTurkmenistan · 499 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Urganch in JulyUzbekistan · 501 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 23.6°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Xiva in JulyUzbekistan · 527 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 24.0°C · 1.0 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.