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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 34°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −10°C at night. Around 184 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in June (24 mm) and easing off in September (8 mm).
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 countsAtyrau climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −3 | −1 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 5 | −1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −5 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 2 | −4 |
| Avg low (°C) | −10 | −9 | −2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 5 | −2 | −7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −3 | −1 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −5 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | −10 | −9 | −2 | 6 | 14 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 5 | −1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 2 | −4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 19 | 12 | 5 | −2 | −7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 13 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 3 | 14 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 21 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 (m/s) | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
| 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 (m/s) | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 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 (m/s) | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
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.