Aral weather in August

In August, Aral sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aral's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aral's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:57 AM – 8:58 PM
Cloud cover
24%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Aral is city in southwest Kazakhstan in the Kyzylorda region.

Founded
1905

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Aral reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 7°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23320
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312815

How August really feels in Aral

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 13 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
13
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Aral weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -14°133.53.88.80.0
Feb-4° / -13°112.72.2100.0
Mar / -5°194.31.811.60.9
Apr17° / 153.70.213.36.2
May25° / 13°153.4014.87.9
Jun31° / 18°112.5015.65.5
Jul33° / 20°102.6015.34.5
Aug31° / 18°71.50145.7
Sep24° / 11°31012.48.6
Oct15° / 1230.110.65.5
Nov / -5°1641.59.20.4
Dec-4° / -11°154.23.58.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48911
58911
69010
79010
89010
99010
109010
119010
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139010
149010
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aral gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
25
35
45
55
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75
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1831421
2841321
3841321
4851221
5861220
6881110
7891010
8891010
990910
1091810
1192710
1293610
1393610
1494510
1595500
1695500
1796400
1896400
1996400
2096400
2195410
2295410
2395410
2495410
2596310
2696310
2796310
2897300
2997300
3097300
3198200

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 9:22 PM to 8:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.76:379:22
214.76:399:20
314.76:409:19
414.66:419:17
514.66:429:16
614.56:449:14
714.56:459:13
814.46:469:11
914.46:479:10
1014.36:499:08
1114.36:509:07
1214.26:519:05
1314.26:539:03
1414.16:549:02
1514.16:559:00
1614.06:578:58
1714.06:588:57
1813.96:598:55
1913.97:008:53
2013.87:028:51
2113.87:038:49
2213.77:048:48
2313.77:068:46
2413.67:078:44
2513.67:088:42
2613.57:108:40
2713.57:118:38
2813.47:128:36
2913.37:148:34
3013.37:158:32
3113.27:168:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Aral?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Aral for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Aral in August

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

In August, Aral sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aral in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aral peaks around June 16 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 16UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Aral in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aral is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1426 µg/m³Aug 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep12Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aral?

Aral sits at 46.8°N, 61.7°E, 61 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Novokazalinsk, 112 km away.

BaikonurShalqarZhosalyEmbiKyzylordaTasbugetKandyagash

Topography around Aral

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aral has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m.

The land around Aral is covered by bare terrain (38%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
220 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Novokazalinsk 112 km · Baikonur 183 km · Shalqar 192 km · Zhosaly 237 km · Embi 346 km · Kyzylorda 368 km · Tasbuget 377 km · Kandyagash 433 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 Aral (46.8017°, 61.6631°, elevation 61 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).