Aktobe
City in Kazakhstan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Aktobe is a city in Kazakhstan. About 500,757 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Kazakhstan in our atlas.
It lies at 50.28° N, 57.21° E, about 210 m (689 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Aqtobe time zone.
Location
Red dot: Aktobe. Green dots: other major cities of Kazakhstan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Aktobe has a continental (hot summer) climate (Köppen Dfa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -18°C (-1°F). Around 349 mm (14 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Oral · 424 km
- Kyzylorda · 842 km
- Astana · 1,015 km
- Karagandy · 1,129 km
- Shymkent · 1,247 km
- Taraz · 1,297 km
- Pavlodar · 1,419 km
- Almaty · 1,601 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 610611 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q477232 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.