Best time to visit Turkistan

October is the best time to visit Turkistan for general sightseeing, with average highs of 19 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 90/100
The least cloud August 11 % average cloud cover
The least rain September 2 mm
Warmth July 35 °C
Cooler weather January 2.1 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 90 19 °C 3
2 April 90 21 °C 6
3 May 87 27 °C 5
4 September 85 28 °C 1
5 June 66 33 °C 2
6 August 60 34 °C 1
7 March 59 13 °C 7
8 July 56 35 °C 1
9 November 53 10 °C 6
10 February 35 5.0 °C 6
11 December 35 3.9 °C 6
12 January 34 2.1 °C 7

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 7 wet days and highs near 2.1 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 2.1 °C 34 mm 65 %
February 5.0 °C 33 mm 60 %
March 12.7 °C 36 mm 56 %
April 20.6 °C 32 mm 49 %
May 27.4 °C 28 mm 40 %
June 33.2 °C 9 mm 25 %
July 35.3 °C 6 mm 15 %
August 33.9 °C 3 mm 11 %
September 27.6 °C 2 mm 16 %
October 19.3 °C 14 mm 33 %
November 10.1 °C 33 mm 51 %
December 3.9 °C 32 mm 57 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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