- Local time
- Asia/Aqtau
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Population
- 147,443
- Elevation
- 16 m
- Airports
- SCO
- 23 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 2,080 km
- 3 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Aktau, month by month
- Jan4°
- Feb5°
- Mar9°
- Apr14°
- May22°
- Jun28°
- Jul31°
- Aug30°
- Sept25°
- Oct17°
- Nov10°
- Dec5°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: May to September.
Mean highs run from 4°C in January to 31°C in July, with about 132 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for AktauModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Aktau
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBAktau
2,080 km
3 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
From AUHAktau
2,160 km
3 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The country's currency, plugs and emergency numbers, and the clock in Aktau right now.
- Local time
- Asia/Aqtau
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Currency
- Kazakhstani Tenge KZTToday's indicative rate: KZT 100 ≈ USD 0.221Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and F220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 101fire102police103ambulance112general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +7 · On the right
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