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Aktobe, Kazakhstan climate
Dfa Hot-summer humid continental
Aktobe has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −16°C at night. Around 335 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in June (42 mm) and easing off in September (14 mm). At latitude 50°N, day length swings from 7.8 hours in midwinter to 16.2 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsAktobe climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −8 | −7 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 1 | −6 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −12 | −11 | −6 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 7 | −3 | −10 |
| Avg low (°C) | −16 | −16 | −10 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | −7 | −14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 25 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 42 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 29 | 26 | 30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −8 | −7 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −12 | −11 | −6 | 7 | 15 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | −16 | −16 | −10 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 25 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 1 | −6 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 20 | 14 | 7 | −3 | −10 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | −7 | −14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 24 | 14 | 29 | 26 | 30 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 20 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 16 | 20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 20 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 11 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 1 | 9 | 16 | 20 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 51 | 57 | 62 | 65 | 66 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 97 | 92 | 67 | 58 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 52 | 66 | 84 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.0 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 55 | 53 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 97 | 92 | 67 | 58 | 51 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.0 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 51 | 57 | 62 | 65 | 66 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 49 | 47 | 52 | 66 | 84 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 15 years of daily observations at Aktobe, a weather station, about 4 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.