Atyrau weather by month & the best time to visit
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · regional city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Atyrau is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with September and June close behind. Atyrau averages about 2,363 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,363
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 196 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈74 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 291k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Atyrau?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Atyrau is August, then September and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 17 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Atyrau?
Atyrau gets a moderate 2,363 hours of sunshine a year. 91 Sunshine Score points separate August (91) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #23 of 24 destinations in Kazakhstan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,719 hours. The year's 196 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -10° / 14°F | 17 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -10° / 14°F | 12 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -2° / 28°F | 18 mm | 2 |
| April | 52 | 15° / 59°F | 6° / 43°F | 20 mm | 4 |
| May | 87 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 29 mm | 5 |
| June | 90 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 13 mm | 6 |
| July | 81 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 12 mm | 6 |
| August | 91 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 8 mm | 6 |
| September | 91 | 24° / 75°F | 15° / 59°F | 11 mm | 4 |
| October | 45 | 14° / 57°F | 6° / 43°F | 19 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -1° / 30°F | 17 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -6° / 21°F | 20 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Astrakhan Russia · 305 km · best in Sep · 2,391 h sun/yr
- Aktau Kazakhstan · 367 km · best in Sep · 2,608 h sun/yr
- Aktobe Kazakhstan · 526 km · best in Aug · 2,609 h sun/yr
- Makhachkala Russia · 580 km · best in Jul · 2,061 h sun/yr
- Orenburg Russia · 582 km · best in Aug · 2,478 h sun/yr
- Volgograd Russia · 587 km · best in Aug · 2,257 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Uralsk Kazakhstan · 449 km · 2,362 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Elista Russia · 576 km · 2,294 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Atyrau compares month by month: Atyrau vs Astrakhan · Atyrau vs Aktobe · Atyrau vs Aktau · all comparisons
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