Atyrau, Kazakhstan climate

BSk Cold semi-arid

Atyrau has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 93°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 15°F at night. Around 7 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in June (0.9 inches) and easing off in September (0.3 inches).

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 93°F in July.

About 55 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near 15°F in January.

About 111 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Very dry

About 7 in of rain a year.

Wettest in June

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+1.5 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Atyrau climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	26	30	44	63	77	88	93	90	76	60	41	30
Avg temp (°F)	20	22	36	54	67	77	81	78	65	51	35	25
Avg low (°F)	15	15	28	44	56	66	70	66	54	42	28	19
Precipitation (in)	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.9	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.8	0.7	0.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	26	30	44	63	77	88
Avg temp (°F)	20	22	36	54	67	77
Avg low (°F)	15	15	28	44	56	66
Precipitation (in)	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.9	0.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	93	90	76	60	41	30
Avg temp (°F)	81	78	65	51	35	25
Avg low (°F)	70	66	54	42	28	19
Precipitation (in)	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.8	0.7	0.5

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	3	4
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.0	3	14	21	16	2	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	24	23	19	3	0.1	—	—	—	0.1	4	15	23

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	4	3	2	2	3	2
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.0	3	14
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	24	23	19	3	0.1	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	2	1	1	2	3	4
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	21	16	2	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	0.1	4	15	23

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	62	59	60	64	59	53	51	49	54	58	62	64
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	4	5	3	4	6	6	7	5	5	4	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	14	14	13	13	15	16	18	17	16	13	13	14
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	13	10	13	14	12	8	7	7	9	12	13	14
Relative humidity (%)	90	87	73	63	55	47	43	44	52	66	79	87
Wind speed (mph)	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.4	8.7	8.1	7.7	7.9	8.5	8.8	8.9	9.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	62	59	60	64	59	53
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	4	5	3	4	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	14	14	13	13	15	16
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	13	10	13	14	12	8
Relative humidity (%)	90	87	73	63	55	47
Wind speed (mph)	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.4	8.7	8.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	51	49	54	58	62	64
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	7	5	5	4	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	18	17	16	13	13	14
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	7	7	9	12	13	14
Relative humidity (%)	43	44	52	66	79	87
Wind speed (mph)	7.7	7.9	8.5	8.8	8.9	9.9

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Atyrau, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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