Climate averages 1991–2020
Balqash weather
in September.
A mild, 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 mild month in Balqash: daytime highs average 19.9°C and nights cool to about 12.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.9 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes September a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 37 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Taldykorgan (332 km away). In September its highs average 23.4°C, 3.5°C warmer than Balqash, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Balqash ranks 15th of 26 for the warmest September highs and 4th of 26 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 26 cities is 20.9°C; Balqash is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 8.8°C to 11.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.9 mm to 10 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
September in nearby cities
- Taldykorgan in SeptemberKazakhstan · 332 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 9.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Karagandy in SeptemberKazakhstan · 357 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 7.0°C · 22 mm rain
- Temirtau in SeptemberKazakhstan · 387 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 6.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Sarqant in SeptemberKazakhstan · 412 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 8.4°C · 31 mm rain
- Almaty in SeptemberKazakhstan · 427 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.0°C · 54 mm rain
- Qarasu in SeptemberChina · 515 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 10.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Taraz in SeptemberKazakhstan · 523 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 11.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Ekibastuz in SeptemberKazakhstan · 543 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 8.2°C · 25 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 Balqash) is explained once on the Balqash year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.