Climate averages 1991–2020
Shymkent weather
in September.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 2nd 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 Shymkent: daytime highs average 26.7°C and nights cool to about 13.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes September a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 32 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chirchiq (94 km away). In September its highs average 26.4°C, about as warm as Shymkent, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Shymkent ranks 2nd of 26 for the warmest September highs and 9th of 26 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 26 cities is 20.9°C; Shymkent is 5.8°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 7.6°C to 19.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 10 mm to 34 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 26.7°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 10 | 2.0 | 12.513 h |
| October | 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
September in nearby cities
- Chirchiq in SeptemberUzbekistan · 94 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 12.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Tashkent in SeptemberUzbekistan · 121 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 13.9°C · 9.4 mm rain
- Angren in SeptemberUzbekistan · 151 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 15.3°C · 26 mm rain
- Turkistan in SeptemberKazakhstan · 155 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 15.4°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Taraz in SeptemberKazakhstan · 159 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 11.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Olmaliq in SeptemberUzbekistan · 163 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 14.4°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Chust in SeptemberUzbekistan · 199 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 14.9°C · 14 mm rain
- Guliston in SeptemberUzbekistan · 213 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 15.0°C · 5.3 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.