Climate averages 1991–2020
Baikonur weather
in September.
A warm, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Baikonur: daytime highs average 24.7°C and nights cool to about 12.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 35 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kyzylorda (192 km away). In September its highs average 25.4°C, 0.8°C warmer than Baikonur, with 3.2 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Baikonur ranks joint 6th of 26 for the warmest September highs and joint 2nd of 26 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 26 cities is 20.9°C; Baikonur is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 9.2°C to 15.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.2 mm to 8.5 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Kyzylorda in SeptemberKazakhstan · 192 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 13.4°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Zhezqazghan in SeptemberKazakhstan · 413 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 9.5°C · 7.2 mm rain
- Qŭnghirot in SeptemberUzbekistan · 457 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 14.4°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Nukus in SeptemberUzbekistan · 460 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 14.3°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Turkistan in SeptemberKazakhstan · 469 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 15.4°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Daşoguz in SeptemberTurkmenistan · 499 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 14.9°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Urganch in SeptemberUzbekistan · 501 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 15.0°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Xiva in SeptemberUzbekistan · 527 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 15.4°C · 1.5 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.