Climate averages 1991–2020
Balqash weather
in February.
A freezing month with very little precipitation: the 11th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a freezing month in Balqash: daytime highs average -6.5°C and nights cool to about -12.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.9 mm of precipitation on roughly 3 days, which makes February a month with very little precipitation (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 16 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Taldykorgan (332 km away). In February its highs average 0.2°C, 6.7°C warmer than Balqash, with 28 mm of precipitation.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Balqash ranks joint 14th of 26 for the warmest February highs and 4th of 26 for the driest February (precipitation, lowest first). The mean February high of those 26 cities is -3.8°C; Balqash is 2.6°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 7.8°C to 1.4°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 9.9 mm to 14 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
Balqash climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -8.9°C-14.0°C | -14.0°C | 10 | 3.8 | 9.09 h |
| February, selected | -6.5°C-12.5°C | -12.5°C | 9.9 | 3.3 | 10.310 h |
| March | 1.4°C-5.6°C | -5.6°C | 14 | 3.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 11.1°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 11 | 3.0 | 13.614 h |
| May | 21.4°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 14 | 3.5 | 15.015 h |
| June | 27.2°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 15 | 3.8 | 15.816 h |
| July | 28.6°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 15 | 3.4 | 15.515 h |
| August | 27.0°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 6.3 | 2.2 | 14.214 h |
| September | 19.9°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 3.9 | 1.1 | 12.613 h |
| October | 11.1°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 10 | 3.1 | 10.911 h |
| November | 1.6°C-3.1°C | -3.1°C | 16 | 4.1 | 9.49 h |
| December | -5.7°C-10.8°C | -10.8°C | 13 | 3.5 | 8.69 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
- Taldykorgan in FebruaryKazakhstan · 332 kmHigh 0.2°C · Low -10.6°C · 28 mm precipitation
- Karagandy in FebruaryKazakhstan · 357 kmHigh -8.7°C · Low -16.7°C · 19 mm precipitation
- Temirtau in FebruaryKazakhstan · 387 kmHigh -9.2°C · Low -17.0°C · 18 mm precipitation
- Sarqant in FebruaryKazakhstan · 412 kmHigh 0.1°C · Low -9.2°C · 30 mm precipitation
- Almaty in FebruaryKazakhstan · 427 kmHigh 0.4°C · Low -6.9°C · 39 mm precipitation
- Qarasu in FebruaryChina · 515 kmHigh 2.7°C · Low -9.2°C · 21 mm rain
- Taraz in FebruaryKazakhstan · 523 kmHigh 4.0°C · Low -6.7°C · 40 mm rain
- Ekibastuz in FebruaryKazakhstan · 543 kmHigh -8.4°C · Low -16.4°C · 9.7 mm precipitation
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 Balqash) is explained once on the Balqash year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.