Climate averages 1991–2020
Shymkent weather
in February.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Shymkent: daytime highs average 6.0°C and nights cool to about -4.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 79 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 32 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chirchiq (94 km away). In February its highs average 6.4°C, about as warm as Shymkent, with 87 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Shymkent ranks 1st of 26 for the warmest February highs and 26th of 26 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 26 cities is -3.8°C; Shymkent is 9.8°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 6.8°C to 12.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 79 mm to 85 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
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
Shymkent climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.9°C-6.0°C | -6.0°C | 69 | 10.7 | 9.59 h |
| February, selected | 6.0°C-4.5°C | -4.5°C | 79 | 10.4 | 10.511 h |
| March | 12.8°C1.3°C | 1.3°C | 85 | 11.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 19.1°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 94 | 11.3 | 13.313 h |
| May | 24.5°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 64 | 9.2 | 14.615 h |
| June | 29.9°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 27 | 5.5 | 15.215 h |
| July | 32.7°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 12 | 2.6 | 14.915 h |
| August | 32.0°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 7.7 | 1.4 | 13.914 h |
| September | 26.7°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 10 | 2.0 | 12.513 h |
| October | 19.1°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 34 | 5.2 | 11.111 h |
| November | 11.3°C0.8°C | 0.8°C | 63 | 8.6 | 9.810 h |
| December | 5.4°C-4.5°C | -4.5°C | 68 | 9.7 | 9.29 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain 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
- Chirchiq in FebruaryUzbekistan · 94 kmHigh 6.4°C · Low -4.9°C · 87 mm rain
- Tashkent in FebruaryUzbekistan · 121 kmHigh 7.9°C · Low -3.5°C · 74 mm rain
- Angren in FebruaryUzbekistan · 151 kmHigh 4.9°C · Low -2.8°C · 89 mm rain
- Turkistan in FebruaryKazakhstan · 155 kmHigh 5.1°C · Low -4.5°C · 33 mm rain
- Taraz in FebruaryKazakhstan · 159 kmHigh 4.0°C · Low -6.7°C · 40 mm rain
- Olmaliq in FebruaryUzbekistan · 163 kmHigh 8.2°C · Low -1.7°C · 67 mm rain
- Chust in FebruaryUzbekistan · 199 kmHigh 6.7°C · Low -2.1°C · 52 mm rain
- Guliston in FebruaryUzbekistan · 213 kmHigh 9.9°C · Low -0.7°C · 53 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 Shymkent) is explained once on the Shymkent year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.