Aktobe weather in April

In April, Aktobe sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 7.2 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Aktobe's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aktobe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:26 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Aktobe is city in Kazakhstan.

Density
1,684/km²
people per km²
Founded
1869

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Aktobe reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 13°C warmer than March and about 9°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-3
26-3
36-3
47-2
57-2
68-1
78-1
89-1
9100
10100
11111
12111
13121
14122
15132
16132
17143
18143
19143
20153
21154
22154
23164
24164
25165
26175
27175
28175
29175
30186

How April really feels in Aktobe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
20
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Aktobe weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°267.198.30.0
Feb-8° / -15°235.96.99.70.0
Mar-1° / -9°327.76.511.50.0
Apr12° / 367.21.513.53.5
May21° / 367.4015.27.0
Jun27° / 14°306.4016.17.2
Jul28° / 16°356.6015.76.5
Aug27° / 15°224.4014.37.3
Sep20° / 224.6012.47.2
Oct11° / 326.41.110.53.1
Nov / -6°276.558.80.0
Dec-7° / -13°318.39.17.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23961
33961
43961
54060
63961
73961
83961
93961
103862
113763
123763
133862
143862
153763
163862
173961
183961
194060
204060
214159
224258
234258
244456
254555
264555
274654
284654
294753
304852

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Aktobe gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 7.2 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12515
22514
32413
42412
52411
62410
7249
8248
9248
10247
11246
12245
13245
14244
15243
16243
17243
18242
19242
20252
21252
22252
23252
24252
25252
26251
27251
28251
29251
30251

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 15 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 8:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:597:33
212.66:577:34
312.76:547:36
412.86:527:38
512.86:507:39
612.96:487:41
713.06:457:42
813.06:437:44
913.16:417:46
1013.16:397:47
1113.26:377:49
1213.36:347:51
1313.36:327:52
1413.46:307:54
1513.56:287:55
1613.56:267:57
1713.66:247:59
1813.66:228:00
1913.76:208:02
2013.86:178:03
2113.86:158:05
2213.96:138:07
2313.96:118:08
2414.06:098:10
2514.16:078:11
2614.16:058:13
2714.26:038:15
2814.26:018:16
2914.36:008:18
3014.45:588:19

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Aktobe?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aktobe.

What to pack for Aktobe in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Aktobe sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Aktobe in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aktobe peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aktobe?

Aktobe sits at 50.3°N, 57.2°E, 210 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Khromtau, 87 km away.

Embi

Topography around Aktobe

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aktobe.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aktobe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 214 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m.

The land around Aktobe is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
336 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Khromtau 87 km · Kandyagash 91 km · Mednogorsk 128 km · Novotroitsk 129 km · Kuvandyk 134 km · Orsk 139 km · Gay 159 km · Embi 175 km

Kazakhstan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,692
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
92%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Muslim 69%Christian 17%non-believers 2%Buddhism 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aktobe (50.2797°, 57.2072°, elevation 210 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).