Zhanaozen weather in July

In July, Zhanaozen sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Zhanaozen's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhanaozen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
6:07 AM – 9:02 PM
Cloud cover
27%
3rd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical July day in Zhanaozen reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Zhanaozen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Zhanaozen weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Zhanaozen gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1732250
2732250
3732250
4732250
5712261
6722161
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8712171
9712171
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Wind in July

Winds average 16 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 9:07 PM to 8:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:579:07
215.25:579:07
315.25:589:07
415.15:589:07
515.15:599:07
615.15:599:06
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.92 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — July's 6.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Zhanaozen

In seasonPeak

None of Zhanaozen's seasonal hazards are active in July. 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
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Is July a good time to visit Zhanaozen?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zhanaozen. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Zhanaozen in July

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

In July, Zhanaozen sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zhanaozen in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). 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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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
July 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).