Oral

City in Kazakhstan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Краеведческий музей - panoramio (8)

Краеведческий музей - panoramio (8): Uralsk Review, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Oral is a city in Kazakhstan, in West Kazakhstan. About 330,000 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Kazakhstan in our atlas.

It lies at 51.25° N, 51.43° E, about 29 m (95 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Oral time zone.

Location

Red dot: Oral. Green dots: other major cities of Kazakhstan. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Oral has a continental (hot summer) climate (Köppen Dfa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 31°C (88°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -16°C (2°F). Around 360 mm (14 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.

-9°-16°Jan30-7°-15°Feb242°-8°Mar3414°2°Apr3024°10°May3328°15°Jun3531°18°Jul2930°17°Aug1922°10°Sep2712°2°Oct392°-5°Nov32-6°-13°Dec28mm

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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Sources

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Photo credits
  • Краеведческий музей - panoramio (8): Uralsk Review, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)