Astrakhan vs Atyrau: which is sunnier?
🇷🇺 Russia vs 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · 305 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Astrakhan and Atyrau are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,391 vs 2,363 hours a year. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 2 months, with 8 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Astrakhan | Atyrau | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,391 | 2,363 |
| Sunniest month | September (90/100) | August (91/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 78/100 | 87/100 |
| Rain / year | 217 mm | 196 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 6 (high) |
Astrakhan vs Atyrau month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astrakhan | Atyrau | Astrakhan | Atyrau | Astrakhan | Atyrau | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -2° | -4° | 14 | 17 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 0° | -3° | 13 | 12 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 8° | 6° | 18 | 18 |
| April | 66 | 52 | 17° | 15° | 26 | 20 |
| May | 88 | 87 | 26° | 24° | 27 | 29 |
| June | 89 | 90 | 32° | 30° | 19 | 13 |
| July | 63 | 81 | 35° | 33° | 15 | 12 |
| August | 82 | 91 | 33° | 31° | 9 | 8 |
| September | 90 | 91 | 25° | 24° | 17 | 11 |
| October | 59 | 45 | 16° | 14° | 21 | 19 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 6° | 5° | 18 | 17 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0° | -2° | 20 | 20 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Astrakhan · May even · Jun even · Jul Atyrau · Aug Atyrau · Sep even · Oct Astrakhan · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Astrakhan averages 0/100, Atyrau 0/100. Astrakhan is the warmer, around 1°C daytime highs vs -1°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Astrakhan (average score 51/100 vs 46). Astrakhan is the warmer, around 17°C daytime highs vs 15°C.
- June–August: Atyrau (average score 87/100 vs 78). Astrakhan is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
- September–October: Astrakhan (average score 75/100 vs 68). Astrakhan is the warmer, around 21°C daytime highs vs 19°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Astrakhan weather by month · Atyrau weather by month · Best time to visit Russia · Best time to visit Kazakhstan.
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