Climate averages 1991–2020
Balqash weather
in November.
A cold month with light precipitation: the 8th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a cold month in Balqash: daytime highs average 1.6°C and nights cool to about -3.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of precipitation on roughly 4 days, which makes November a month with light precipitation (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 26 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Taldykorgan (332 km away). In November its highs average 7.0°C, 5.4°C warmer than Balqash, with 45 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Balqash ranks 12th of 26 for the warmest November highs and joint 4th of 26 for the driest November (precipitation, lowest first). The mean November high of those 26 cities is 2.6°C; Balqash is 1.0°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 7.3°C to -5.7°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 16 mm to 13 mm.
The annual picture
November 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
Balqash climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -8.9°C-14.0°C | -14.0°C | 10 | 3.8 | 9.09 h |
| February | -6.5°C-12.5°C | -12.5°C | 9.9 | 3.3 | 10.310 h |
| March | 1.4°C-5.6°C | -5.6°C | 14 | 3.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 11.1°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 11 | 3.0 | 13.614 h |
| May | 21.4°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 14 | 3.5 | 15.015 h |
| June | 27.2°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 15 | 3.8 | 15.816 h |
| July | 28.6°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 15 | 3.4 | 15.515 h |
| August | 27.0°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 6.3 | 2.2 | 14.214 h |
| September | 19.9°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 3.9 | 1.1 | 12.613 h |
| October | 11.1°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 10 | 3.1 | 10.911 h |
| November, selected | 1.6°C-3.1°C | -3.1°C | 16 | 4.1 | 9.49 h |
| December | -5.7°C-10.8°C | -10.8°C | 13 | 3.5 | 8.69 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
November in nearby cities
- Taldykorgan in NovemberKazakhstan · 332 kmHigh 7.0°C · Low -3.9°C · 45 mm rain
- Karagandy in NovemberKazakhstan · 357 kmHigh -1.5°C · Low -8.6°C · 28 mm precipitation
- Temirtau in NovemberKazakhstan · 387 kmHigh -2.0°C · Low -9.0°C · 27 mm precipitation
- Sarqant in NovemberKazakhstan · 412 kmHigh 5.4°C · Low -5.2°C · 50 mm rain
- Almaty in NovemberKazakhstan · 427 kmHigh 5.7°C · Low -4.0°C · 52 mm rain
- Qarasu in NovemberChina · 515 kmHigh 7.0°C · Low -4.0°C · 36 mm rain
- Taraz in NovemberKazakhstan · 523 kmHigh 9.0°C · Low -1.9°C · 41 mm rain
- Ekibastuz in NovemberKazakhstan · 543 kmHigh -1.3°C · Low -7.7°C · 19 mm precipitation
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 Balqash) is explained once on the Balqash year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.