Climate averages 1991–2020
Baikonur weather
in October.
A mild, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Baikonur: daytime highs average 15.5°C and nights cool to about 4.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.5 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 59 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kyzylorda (192 km away). In October its highs average 16.7°C, 1.2°C warmer than Baikonur, with 7.9 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Baikonur ranks 8th of 26 for the warmest October highs and 2nd of 26 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 26 cities is 12.6°C; Baikonur is 2.9°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 10.8°C to 4.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.5 mm to 14 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Kyzylorda in OctoberKazakhstan · 192 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 5.8°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Zhezqazghan in OctoberKazakhstan · 413 kmHigh 12.3°C · Low 1.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Qŭnghirot in OctoberUzbekistan · 457 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 6.9°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Nukus in OctoberUzbekistan · 460 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 6.9°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Turkistan in OctoberKazakhstan · 469 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 7.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Daşoguz in OctoberTurkmenistan · 499 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 7.5°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Urganch in OctoberUzbekistan · 501 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 7.6°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Xiva in OctoberUzbekistan · 527 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 8.0°C · 5.4 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.