Baikonur Cosmodrome

    Kazakhstan

    A legendary spaceport frozen in Soviet times where humanity first launched into the cosmos.

    Warmest month is July at 36°C on average. Coolest is January at -3°C.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $1.50 (~$1.50)
      Country-level price estimate for Kazakhstan, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $2.00 (~$2.00)
      Country-level price estimate for Kazakhstan, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      6h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      1,743 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January-3°12°C·
    February0°16°C·
    March10°18°C·
    April21°15°C·
    May28°13°C·
    June34°9°C·
    July36°10°C·
    August33°11°C·
    September25°12°C·
    October16°14°C·
    November6°16°C·
    December-2°14°C·

    What to do

    • Witness a live Soyuz rocket launch
    • Tour the museum housing Yuri Gagarin’s preserved cottage
    • See the massive abandoned Buran spacecraft structures

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.