Climate averages 1991–2020
Aktau weather
in October.
A mild, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Aktau: daytime highs average 17.4°C and nights cool to about 10.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 03 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zhanaozen (141 km away). In October its highs average 17.4°C, about as warm as Aktau, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Aktau ranks joint 4th of 26 for the warmest October highs and joint 5th of 26 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 26 cities is 12.6°C; Aktau is 4.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 8.0°C to 9.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 16 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Aktau climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.2°C-1.7°C | -1.7°C | 14 | 4.0 | 9.39 h |
| February | 4.4°C-1.6°C | -1.6°C | 10 | 3.0 | 10.510 h |
| March | 9.5°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 16 | 3.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.7°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 19 | 3.7 | 13.413 h |
| May | 22.6°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 16 | 3.8 | 14.715 h |
| June | 28.4°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 12 | 2.7 | 15.415 h |
| July | 31.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 9.8 | 2.3 | 15.115 h |
| August | 30.7°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 8.0 | 1.8 | 14.014 h |
| September | 24.7°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 9.6 | 2.4 | 12.613 h |
| October, selected | 17.4°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 13 | 3.1 | 11.111 h |
| November | 9.4°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 16 | 3.8 | 9.710 h |
| December | 4.6°C0.0°C | 0.0°C | 15 | 3.9 | 9.09 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Zhanaozen in OctoberKazakhstan · 141 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 7.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Derbent in OctoberRussia · 295 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 13.3°C · 47 mm rain
- Kaspiysk in OctoberRussia · 299 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 13.0°C · 39 mm rain
- Makhachkala in OctoberRussia · 307 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 12.5°C · 49 mm rain
- Sumgayit in OctoberAzerbaijan · 363 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 15.5°C · 33 mm rain
- Khasavyurt in OctoberRussia · 373 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 9.4°C · 56 mm rain
- Khirdalan in OctoberAzerbaijan · 376 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 15.0°C · 33 mm rain
- Qaraçuxur in OctoberAzerbaijan · 376 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 15.7°C · 29 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Aktau) is explained once on the Aktau year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.