November Weather in Aktau KazakhstanDaily high temperatures decrease by 17°F, from 37°F to 20°F, rarely falling below 4°F or exceeding 51°F. Daily low temperatures decrease by 16°F, from 22°F to 6°F, rarely falling below -14°F or exceeding 33°F. For reference, on July 3, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Aktau typically range from 56°F to 78°F, while on February 2, the coldest day of the year, they range from -4°F to 12°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on November. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Meadow Lake, Canada (5,231 miles away) and Yorkton, Canada (5,428 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Aktau (view comparison). CloudsThe month of November in Aktau experiences increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 60% to 68%. The clearest day of the month is November 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 40% of the time. For reference, on January 2, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 79%, while on August 6, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 73%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Aktau, the chance of a wet day over the course of November is decreasing, starting the month at 14% and ending it at 10%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 24% on July 10, and its lowest chance is 6% on February 6. Over the course of November in Aktau, the chance of a day with only rain decreases from 7% to 2%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 2% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow increases from 5% to 7%. RainfallTo show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during November in Aktau is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 0.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.9 inches or falls below 0.1 inches, and ending the month at 0.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.4 inches. SnowfallAs with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day snowfall during November in Aktau is gradually increasing, starting the month at 2.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.4 inches or falls below 0.1 inches, and ending the month at 2.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.2 inches or falls below 0.2 inches. SunOver the course of November in Aktau, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 21 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 48 seconds, and weekly decrease of 19 minutes, 39 seconds. The shortest day of the month is November 30, with 8 hours, 24 minutes of daylight and the longest day is November 1, with 9 hours, 45 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the month in Aktau is 7:58 AM on November 1 and the latest sunrise is 46 minutes later at 8:44 AM on November 30. The latest sunset is 5:43 PM on November 1 and the earliest sunset is 35 minutes earlier at 5:08 PM on November 30. Daylight saving time is not observed in Aktau during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:57 AM and sets 16 hours, 25 minutes later, at 9:21 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 9:04 AM and sets 8 hours, 2 minutes later, at 5:07 PM. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for November 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in Aktau is essentially constant during November, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on July 17, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Aktau is essentially constant during November, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 11.7 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on January 6, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.7 miles per hour, while on July 21, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.6 miles per hour. The wind direction in Aktau during November is predominantly out of the west from November 1 to November 29 and the south from November 29 to November 30. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). The growing season in Aktau typically lasts for 4.2 months (131 days), from around May 11 to around September 18, rarely starting before April 19 or after June 2, and rarely ending before August 30 or after October 9. The month of November in Aktau is reliably fully outside of the growing season. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in Aktau are essentially constant during November, remaining within 1°F of 1,986°F throughout. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Aktau is gradually decreasing during November, falling by 0.7 kWh, from 1.8 kWh to 1.1 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Aktau are 50.235 deg latitude, 73.067 deg longitude, and 1,650 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Aktau contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 207 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,667 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (417 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,470 feet). The area within 2 miles of Aktau is covered by sparse vegetation (58%) and grassland (12%), within 10 miles by sparse vegetation (24%) and cropland (20%), and within 50 miles by cropland (28%) and grassland (21%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Aktau, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Aktau. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Aktau according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. The estimated value at Aktau is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Aktau and a given station. The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:
To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Aktau and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |