Climate averages 1991–2020
Petropavl weather
in February.
A freezing month with very little precipitation: the 10th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a freezing month in Petropavl: daytime highs average -9.6°C and nights cool to about -16.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of precipitation on roughly 5 days, which makes February a month with very little precipitation (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 38 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kokshetau (177 km away). In February its highs average -8.8°C, 0.8°C warmer than Petropavl, with 10 mm of precipitation.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Petropavl ranks 26th of 26 for the warmest February highs and 10th of 26 for the driest February (precipitation, lowest first). The mean February high of those 26 cities is -3.8°C; Petropavl is 5.8°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 8.0°C to -1.7°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 14 mm to 21 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
Petropavl climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -12.2°C-18.3°C | -18.3°C | 15 | 5.1 | 7.98 h |
| February, selected | -9.6°C-16.4°C | -16.4°C | 14 | 4.9 | 9.610 h |
| March | -1.7°C-9.5°C | -9.5°C | 21 | 6.1 | 11.812 h |
| April | 9.0°C-0.9°C | -0.9°C | 30 | 6.5 | 14.114 h |
| May | 17.6°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 39 | 8.0 | 16.116 h |
| June | 22.2°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 55 | 10.2 | 17.217 h |
| July | 23.2°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 77 | 11.8 | 16.717 h |
| August | 21.3°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 58 | 10.3 | 15.015 h |
| September | 14.9°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 38 | 8.1 | 12.813 h |
| October | 6.7°C0.9°C | 0.9°C | 34 | 8.0 | 10.611 h |
| November | -3.7°C-9.0°C | -9.0°C | 29 | 7.8 | 8.58 h |
| December | -9.7°C-15.7°C | -15.7°C | 21 | 6.7 | 7.37 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
- Kokshetau in FebruaryKazakhstan · 177 kmHigh -8.8°C · Low -15.9°C · 10 mm precipitation
- Kurgan in FebruaryRussia · 250 kmHigh -9.4°C · Low -16.6°C · 15 mm precipitation
- Omsk in FebruaryRussia · 270 kmHigh -10.6°C · Low -17.5°C · 12 mm precipitation
- Tyumen in FebruaryRussia · 339 kmHigh -10.4°C · Low -16.9°C · 14 mm precipitation
- Shadrinsk in FebruaryRussia · 372 kmHigh -9.6°C · Low -16.0°C · 15 mm precipitation
- Tobolsk in FebruaryRussia · 374 kmHigh -11.0°C · Low -17.5°C · 16 mm precipitation
- Kostanay in FebruaryKazakhstan · 405 kmHigh -8.9°C · Low -16.0°C · 17 mm precipitation
- Astana in FebruaryKazakhstan · 438 kmHigh -8.8°C · Low -16.7°C · 15 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 Petropavl) is explained once on the Petropavl year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.