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Best Time for Silk Road: Almaty to Turkistan
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Sweet spot: March, April, May. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
💡 Good to know
- The reviewed shoulder-season baseline avoids the harshest heat and cold; exact rail inventory, road conditions and temperatures remain live checks.
- Extreme southern heat can make outdoor heritage days unsafe; this baseline refuses midsummer pending a separate dated heat plan.
- Cold, snow and service changes need a separate dated transport and weather review.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −10.6°C | −1.4°C | 34 mm | 9.1 h | ❄ |
| February | −8.9°C | 1.4°C | 39 mm | 10.2 h | ❄ |
| March | −2.0°C | 9.5°C | 48 mm | 11.6 h | ❄ |
| April | 3.8°C | 16.1°C | 58 mm | 13.2 h | ❄ |
| May | 9.5°C | 22.6°C | 43 mm | 14.5 h | |
| June | 14.6°C | 28.3°C | 26 mm | 15.2 h | |
| July | 17.1°C | 30.8°C | 16 mm | 14.9 h | |
| August | 15.7°C | 29.6°C | 12 mm | 13.8 h | |
| September | 9.9°C | 23.4°C | 11 mm | 12.3 h | |
| October | 3.1°C | 14.9°C | 31 mm | 10.8 h | ❄ |
| November | −3.5°C | 6.3°C | 42 mm | 9.5 h | ❄ |
| December | −9.2°C | −0.3°C | 39 mm | 8.8 h | ❄ |