Climate averages 1991–2020
Almaty weather
in February.
A cold month with light precipitation: the 10th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Almaty: daytime highs average 0.4°C and nights cool to about -6.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 39 mm of precipitation on roughly 8 days, which makes February a month with light precipitation (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 29 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Karakol (147 km away). In February its highs average -1.7°C, 2.1°C cooler than Almaty, with 23 mm of precipitation.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Almaty ranks 7th of 26 for the warmest February highs and 24th of 26 for the driest February (precipitation, lowest first). The mean February high of those 26 cities is -3.8°C; Almaty is 4.2°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 6.4°C to 6.7°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 39 mm to 80 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Almaty climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.8°C-8.7°C | -8.7°C | 27 | 6.5 | 9.49 h |
| February, selected | 0.4°C-6.9°C | -6.9°C | 39 | 7.8 | 10.510 h |
| March | 6.7°C-1.9°C | -1.9°C | 80 | 12.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 14.0°C2.8°C | 2.8°C | 138 | 14.9 | 13.413 h |
| May | 19.4°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 145 | 15.6 | 14.715 h |
| June | 24.0°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 93 | 13.0 | 15.315 h |
| July | 26.6°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 71 | 10.2 | 15.015 h |
| August | 25.9°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 57 | 8.9 | 14.014 h |
| September | 21.2°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 54 | 9.5 | 12.513 h |
| October | 14.0°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 61 | 9.8 | 11.111 h |
| November | 5.7°C-4.0°C | -4.0°C | 52 | 8.6 | 9.810 h |
| December | 0.1°C-7.8°C | -7.8°C | 34 | 7.2 | 9.09 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Karakol in FebruaryKyrgyzstan · 147 kmHigh -1.7°C · Low -12.5°C · 23 mm precipitation
- Taldykorgan in FebruaryKazakhstan · 228 kmHigh 0.2°C · Low -10.6°C · 28 mm precipitation
- Qarasu in FebruaryChina · 301 kmHigh 2.7°C · Low -9.2°C · 21 mm rain
- Huocheng in FebruaryChina · 331 kmHigh 3.8°C · Low -8.4°C · 12 mm rain
- Sarqant in FebruaryKazakhstan · 339 kmHigh 0.1°C · Low -9.2°C · 30 mm precipitation
- Wensu in FebruaryChina · 351 kmHigh 2.8°C · Low -6.0°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Aqsu in FebruaryChina · 360 kmHigh 3.9°C · Low -6.9°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Ghulja in FebruaryChina · 363 kmHigh 4.4°C · Low -7.2°C · 17 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Almaty) is explained once on the Almaty year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.