Climate averages 1991–2020
Shymkent weather
in October.
A mild, fairly dry month: the joint 6th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Shymkent: daytime highs average 19.1°C and nights cool to about 6.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 34 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 06 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chirchiq (94 km away). In October its highs average 19.5°C, about as warm as Shymkent, with 35 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Shymkent ranks 2nd of 26 for the warmest October highs and joint 20th of 26 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 26 cities is 12.6°C; Shymkent is 6.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.8°C to 11.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 34 mm to 63 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
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
Shymkent climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.9°C-6.0°C | -6.0°C | 69 | 10.7 | 9.59 h |
| February | 6.0°C-4.5°C | -4.5°C | 79 | 10.4 | 10.511 h |
| March | 12.8°C1.3°C | 1.3°C | 85 | 11.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 19.1°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 94 | 11.3 | 13.313 h |
| May | 24.5°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 64 | 9.2 | 14.615 h |
| June | 29.9°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 27 | 5.5 | 15.215 h |
| July | 32.7°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 12 | 2.6 | 14.915 h |
| August | 32.0°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 7.7 | 1.4 | 13.914 h |
| September | 26.7°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 10 | 2.0 | 12.513 h |
| October, selected | 19.1°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 34 | 5.2 | 11.111 h |
| November | 11.3°C0.8°C | 0.8°C | 63 | 8.6 | 9.810 h |
| December | 5.4°C-4.5°C | -4.5°C | 68 | 9.7 | 9.29 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain 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
- Chirchiq in OctoberUzbekistan · 94 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 6.2°C · 35 mm rain
- Tashkent in OctoberUzbekistan · 121 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 7.6°C · 30 mm rain
- Angren in OctoberUzbekistan · 151 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 8.2°C · 56 mm rain
- Turkistan in OctoberKazakhstan · 155 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 7.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Taraz in OctoberKazakhstan · 159 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 4.6°C · 31 mm rain
- Olmaliq in OctoberUzbekistan · 163 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 9.1°C · 28 mm rain
- Chust in OctoberUzbekistan · 199 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 8.6°C · 32 mm rain
- Guliston in OctoberUzbekistan · 213 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 9.5°C · 22 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 Shymkent) is explained once on the Shymkent year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.