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Monthly climate in Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Baikonur features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between -7 °C (20 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -29 °C (-19 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 131 mm (5.2 inches) and receives 26 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Baikonur enjoys an average of 3806 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 44 minutes to 15 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Baikonur, Kazakhstan §

The warmest months in Baikonur are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 30 °C (80 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -7 to -5 °C (20 - 23 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Baikonur experiences 118 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 129 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 6°C
(43°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Mean maximum 3°C
(38°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 6°C
(42°F)
Average high -3°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Daily mean -7°C
(20°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)
Average low -10°C
(14°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)
Mean minimum -19°C
(-2°F)		 -20°C
(-5°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)
Minimum -28°C
(-18°F)		 -29°C
(-19°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)		 -26°C
(-15°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Baikonur, Kazakhstan §

Baikonur usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 4 rainy days and 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Baikonur are June, July and August. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11 (0.4) 12 (0.5) 24 (0.9) 20 (0.8) 13 (0.5) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 9 (0.3) 10 (0.4) 17 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 3 6 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Baikonur, Kazakhstan §

The sunniest months in Baikonur are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 45 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Baikonur: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 151 232 309 346 406 425 434 399 345 305 245 204
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 7m 10h 22m 11h 56m 13h 32m 14h 55m 15h 37m 15h 15m 14h 2m 12h 29m 10h 53m 9h 29m 8h 44m

Solar UV radiation in Baikonur, Kazakhstan §

Baikonur experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Baikonur UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Baikonur, Kazakhstan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 3 6 8 9 9 10 8 7 4 3 2