Zhanaozen weather in April

In April, Zhanaozen sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 4 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Zhanaozen's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhanaozen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:53 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Zhanaozen is town in Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan.

Founded
1964

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 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical April day in Zhanaozen reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

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How April really feels in Zhanaozen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

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

Zhanaozen 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 / -5°113.42.39.20.0
Feb / -5°102.51.610.20.1
Mar11° / 183.90.911.63.0
Apr19° / 2340.113.26.8
May26° / 14°193.7014.57.7
Jun32° / 19°122.6015.25.0
Jul35° / 22°102.1014.93.4
Aug33° / 21°51.3013.84.3
Sep27° / 14°81.9012.38.0
Oct18° / 112.5010.87.0
Nov / 143.20.59.51.9
Dec / -4°133.41.58.80.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
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55446
65446
75446
85446
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105446
115446
125347
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155050
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275446
285545
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305743

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Zhanaozen gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 4 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 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1122
2122
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5121
6131
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10131
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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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 19 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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519light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 8:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:207:47
212.57:187:48
312.57:167:49
412.67:147:50
512.67:137:51
612.77:117:52
712.77:097:54
812.87:077:55
912.87:057:56
1012.97:047:57
1112.97:027:58
1213.07:008:00
1313.06:588:01
1413.16:578:02
1513.16:558:03
1613.26:538:04
1713.26:518:06
1813.36:508:07
1913.36:488:08
2013.46:468:09
2113.46:458:10
2213.56:438:12
2313.56:428:13
2413.66:408:14
2513.66:388:15
2613.76:378:16
2713.76:358:18
2813.86:348:19
2913.86:328:20
3013.86:318:21

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Zhanaozen

In seasonPeak

None of Zhanaozen's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Zhanaozen sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
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Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
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Is April a good time to visit Zhanaozen?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Zhanaozen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zhanaozen in April

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

In April, Zhanaozen sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Zhanaozen in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zhanaozen peaks around July 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 19UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zhanaozen in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Zhanaozen is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateMar 2249 µg/m³Jan 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr46Poor
May39Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep46Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zhanaozen?

Zhanaozen sits at 43.3°N, 52.9°E, 204 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Mangistau, 130 km away.

TürkmenbaşyBuzovnaMardakanMaştağaXaçmazBiny Selo

Topography around Zhanaozen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhanaozen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 201 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 m.

The land around Zhanaozen is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) and bare terrain (35%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (62%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
207 m
80 km
581 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Mangistau 130 km · Aktau 141 km · Türkmenbaşy 369 km · Buzovna 387 km · Mardakan 389 km · Maştağa 392 km · Xaçmaz 393 km · Biny Selo 395 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 Zhanaozen (43.3412°, 52.8619°, elevation 204 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).