Turkistan

Kazakhstan

A vital Silk Road center anchored by the magnificent, blue-domed Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi.

Warmest month is July at 38°C on average. Coolest is January at 4°C. Driest reading falls in September with 0 rain days.

Six lead datapoints

MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January4°±5°8
February8°±8°7
March15°±8°8
April23°±8°6
May30°±6°4
June35°±4°2
July38°±5°1
August35°±5°1
September29°±6°0
October20°±7°4
November11°±8°6
December4°±6°6

What to do

  • Admire the grand Timurid tilework of the Yasawi Mausoleum
  • Explore the subterranean Hilvet Semi-Underground Mosque
  • Wander the nearby excavated ruins of ancient Otrar

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. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.