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Aktau, Kazakhstan climate
Aktau has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate. The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −5°C at night. Precipitation totals about 24 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — April alone averages 5 mm while August barely receives 1 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Aktau climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −5 | −4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 1 | −3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | −5 | −4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 1 | −3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 60 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 70 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 71 | 63 | 55 | 49 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 42 | 56 | 70 | 77 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 60 | 53 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 71 | 63 | 55 | 49 | 41 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 48 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 70 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 38 | 36 | 42 | 56 | 70 | 77 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Aktau, a weather station, about 23 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.