Climate averages 1991–2020
Karagandy weather
in February.
A freezing month with light precipitation: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a freezing month in Karagandy: daytime highs average -8.7°C and nights cool to about -16.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of precipitation on roughly 5 days, which makes February a month with light precipitation (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 04 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Temirtau (30 km away). In February its highs average -9.2°C, about as warm as Karagandy, with 18 mm of precipitation.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Karagandy ranks joint 19th of 26 for the warmest February highs and 17th of 26 for the driest February (precipitation, lowest first). The mean February high of those 26 cities is -3.8°C; Karagandy is 4.9°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 7.5°C to -1.2°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 19 mm to 25 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
Karagandy climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -10.7°C-17.5°C | -17.5°C | 18 | 5.5 | 8.69 h |
| February, selected | -8.7°C-16.7°C | -16.7°C | 19 | 5.4 | 10.110 h |
| March | -1.2°C-10.1°C | -10.1°C | 25 | 6.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 11.9°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 30 | 6.8 | 13.714 h |
| May | 19.4°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 35 | 7.5 | 15.415 h |
| June | 24.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 44 | 8.3 | 16.316 h |
| July | 25.3°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 51 | 10.5 | 15.916 h |
| August | 24.5°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 30 | 6.1 | 14.514 h |
| September | 18.0°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 22 | 5.2 | 12.713 h |
| October | 9.5°C0.2°C | 0.2°C | 28 | 6.2 | 10.811 h |
| November | -1.5°C-8.6°C | -8.6°C | 28 | 6.9 | 9.19 h |
| December | -8.4°C-15.3°C | -15.3°C | 23 | 6.8 | 8.28 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
- Temirtau in FebruaryKazakhstan · 30 kmHigh -9.2°C · Low -17.0°C · 18 mm precipitation
- Astana in FebruaryKazakhstan · 193 kmHigh -8.8°C · Low -16.7°C · 15 mm precipitation
- Ekibastuz in FebruaryKazakhstan · 265 kmHigh -8.4°C · Low -16.4°C · 9.7 mm precipitation
- Balqash in FebruaryKazakhstan · 357 kmHigh -6.5°C · Low -12.5°C · 9.9 mm precipitation
- Pavlodar in FebruaryKazakhstan · 386 kmHigh -9.5°C · Low -17.0°C · 9.7 mm precipitation
- Zhezqazghan in FebruaryKazakhstan · 454 kmHigh -6.5°C · Low -15.3°C · 16 mm precipitation
- Kokshetau in FebruaryKazakhstan · 464 kmHigh -8.8°C · Low -15.9°C · 10 mm precipitation
- Semey in FebruaryKazakhstan · 514 kmHigh -7.8°C · Low -17.4°C · 17 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 Karagandy) is explained once on the Karagandy year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.