Climate averages 1991–2020
Zhezqazghan weather
in February.
A freezing month with light precipitation: the 11th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a freezing month in Zhezqazghan: daytime highs average -6.5°C and nights cool to about -15.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of precipitation on roughly 4 days, which makes February a month with light precipitation (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 12 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kyzylorda (368 km away). In February its highs average 0.9°C, 7.4°C warmer than Zhezqazghan, with 11 mm of precipitation.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Zhezqazghan ranks joint 14th of 26 for the warmest February highs and 12th of 26 for the driest February (precipitation, lowest first). The mean February high of those 26 cities is -3.8°C; Zhezqazghan is 2.7°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 9.2°C to 2.7°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 16 mm to 19 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
Zhezqazghan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -8.7°C-15.9°C | -15.9°C | 14 | 4.6 | 8.99 h |
| February, selected | -6.5°C-15.3°C | -15.3°C | 16 | 4.4 | 10.210 h |
| March | 2.7°C-7.8°C | -7.8°C | 19 | 4.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.1°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 20 | 4.8 | 13.614 h |
| May | 22.6°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 19 | 4.6 | 15.115 h |
| June | 28.3°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 17 | 4.2 | 15.916 h |
| July | 29.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 18 | 4.8 | 15.616 h |
| August | 28.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 12 | 2.7 | 14.314 h |
| September | 21.3°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 7.2 | 1.8 | 12.613 h |
| October | 12.3°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 17 | 3.7 | 10.911 h |
| November | 1.4°C-5.9°C | -5.9°C | 19 | 5.0 | 9.39 h |
| December | -6.0°C-13.1°C | -13.1°C | 17 | 5.0 | 8.58 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
- Kyzylorda in FebruaryKazakhstan · 368 kmHigh 0.9°C · Low -8.2°C · 11 mm precipitation
- Baikonur in FebruaryKazakhstan · 413 kmHigh -0.8°C · Low -9.6°C · 9.7 mm precipitation
- Karagandy in FebruaryKazakhstan · 454 kmHigh -8.7°C · Low -16.7°C · 19 mm precipitation
- Temirtau in FebruaryKazakhstan · 458 kmHigh -9.2°C · Low -17.0°C · 18 mm precipitation
- Astana in FebruaryKazakhstan · 463 kmHigh -8.8°C · Low -16.7°C · 15 mm precipitation
- Turkistan in FebruaryKazakhstan · 502 kmHigh 5.1°C · Low -4.5°C · 33 mm rain
- Balqash in FebruaryKazakhstan · 558 kmHigh -6.5°C · Low -12.5°C · 9.9 mm precipitation
- Taraz in FebruaryKazakhstan · 615 kmHigh 4.0°C · Low -6.7°C · 40 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 Zhezqazghan) is explained once on the Zhezqazghan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.