Atyrau climate — normals and trends
Atyrau (Kazakhstan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 172 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Atyrau averages 122 frost days, 53 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 43 rainy days per year.
Atyrau has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 134 to 110 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 6 August 1940) and the coldest -34.3 °C (on 10 February 1969).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
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- coords
- 47.10°, 51.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
13.6°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
172mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
25.4km/h
Seasonal range
34.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
122 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
53 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
43 d/yr
Annual snowfall
32.9 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
65 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
42.5 °C
6 August 1940
Coldest day
-34.3 °C
10 February 1969
Wettest day
49 mm
14 June 2000
Windiest day
66.2 km/h
27 March 1953
Strongest gust
97.9 km/h
27 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
6 August 1940
Coldest feels-like
-40.6 °C
10 February 1969
Snowiest day
14.9 cm
29 January 1941
Sunniest day
15.0 h
19 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 8 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | -2.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 20 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 8.6 °C | +5.2 °C | 17 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 18.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 36 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 25.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 6 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | -1.2 °C | 21 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 15.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 10 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 9.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 0.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 15 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Atyrau?
Atyrau has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 172 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Atyrau?
The hottest day measured in Atyrau between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1940, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Atyrau?
The coldest day measured in Atyrau between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1969, at -34.3 °C.
Does it snow in Atyrau?
Yes. Atyrau gets on average 32.9 cm of snow per year and has around 122 frost days.
Has the climate of Atyrau warmed?
Yes: Atyrau warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Atyrau?
The wettest day measured in Atyrau between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 2000, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Atyrau?
The windiest day measured in Atyrau between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1953, with winds reaching 66.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Atyrau?
The warmest month in Atyrau is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Atyrau?
Atyrau receives on average 172 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 43 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Atyrau?
Atyrau gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Atyrau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Atyrau between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1941, with 14.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Atyrau?
Yes: Atyrau has on average 65 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Atyrau?
In Atyrau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 6 August 1940, and the lowest was -40.6 °C on 10 February 1969.
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