Climate averages 1991–2020
Zhanaozen weather
in April.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Zhanaozen: daytime highs average 18.3°C and nights cool to about 7.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 23 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 23 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Aktau (141 km away). In April its highs average 15.7°C, 2.6°C cooler than Zhanaozen, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Zhanaozen ranks 5th of 26 for the warmest April highs and joint 9th of 26 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 26 cities is 14.3°C; Zhanaozen is 4.1°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 7.1°C to 25.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 23 mm to 19 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly precipitation
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
Zhanaozen climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.4°C-5.1°C | -5.1°C | 11 | 3.4 | 9.49 h |
| February | 3.5°C-4.6°C | -4.6°C | 10 | 2.5 | 10.510 h |
| March | 10.4°C0.4°C | 0.4°C | 18 | 3.9 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 18.3°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 23 | 4.0 | 13.413 h |
| May | 25.4°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 19 | 3.7 | 14.715 h |
| June | 31.4°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 12 | 2.6 | 15.315 h |
| July | 34.1°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 9.9 | 2.1 | 15.115 h |
| August | 32.9°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 5.2 | 1.3 | 14.014 h |
| September | 25.5°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 8.1 | 1.9 | 12.513 h |
| October | 17.4°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 11 | 2.5 | 11.111 h |
| November | 8.0°C0.8°C | 0.8°C | 14 | 3.2 | 9.710 h |
| December | 2.8°C-3.5°C | -3.5°C | 13 | 3.4 | 9.09 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet 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
April in nearby cities
- Aktau in AprilKazakhstan · 141 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 8.1°C · 19 mm rain
- Türkmenbaşy in AprilTurkmenistan · 369 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 11.5°C · 20 mm rain
- Derbent in AprilRussia · 400 kmHigh 12.8°C · Low 8.1°C · 26 mm rain
- Sumgayit in AprilAzerbaijan · 404 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 9.5°C · 22 mm rain
- Qaraçuxur in AprilAzerbaijan · 405 kmHigh 13.2°C · Low 9.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Baku in AprilAzerbaijan · 411 kmHigh 14.3°C · Low 9.7°C · 20 mm rain
- Khirdalan in AprilAzerbaijan · 412 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low 9.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Atyrau in AprilKazakhstan · 425 kmHigh 15.8°C · Low 6.3°C · 22 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 Zhanaozen) is explained once on the Zhanaozen year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.