Akkol’ weather in February

In February, Akkol’ sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 10 mm of precipitation across 3.1 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -12°C in the first days to -8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Akkol’'s 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akkol’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-18°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
10 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:53 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Akkol’ is village in Akmola region, Kazakhstan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -12°C in the first days to -8°C by the end.

A typical February day in Akkol’ reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -18°C and -2°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 8°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-12-19
2-12-19
3-11-19
4-11-19
5-11-19
6-11-19
7-11-19
8-11-19
9-11-19
10-11-19
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13-11-18
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17-10-18
18-10-18
19-10-18
20-10-18
21-9-17
22-9-17
23-9-17
24-9-17
25-8-17
26-8-16
27-8-16
28-7-16

How February really feels in Akkol’

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Akkol’ weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -19°134.25.47.80.0
Feb-10° / -18°103.14.69.40.0
Mar-3° / -11°185.24.611.50.0
Apr10° / -1°306.92.313.72.4
May19° / 418.60.615.66.2
Jun23° / 12°489.3016.67.0
Jul24° / 13°8012016.26.7
Aug23° / 11°5510.2014.66.8
Sep17° / 327.30.212.45.3
Oct / -0°307.23.210.31.7
Nov-3° / -9°225.85.68.40.0
Dec-10° / -16°175.46.67.40.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31882
41882
51882
61981
71981
82080
92080
102080
112179
122179
132179
142278
152278
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202575
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262773
272773
282773

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Akkol’ gets around 10 mm of rain and snow over 3.1 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11115
21115
31115
41116
51116
61116
71217
81217
91217
101217
111217
121217
131117
141117
151117
161016
171016
181016
191016
201015
211015
221015
231015
241014
251014
261014
271113
281113

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 9:17 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.69:175:53
28.69:165:55
38.79:145:57
48.89:135:59
58.89:116:00
68.99:096:02
78.99:076:04
89.09:066:06
99.19:046:08
109.19:026:10
119.29:006:12
129.38:586:14
139.38:566:16
149.48:546:18
159.58:536:20
169.58:516:22
179.68:496:24
189.78:466:26
199.78:446:28
209.88:426:30
219.98:406:32
229.98:386:34
2310.08:366:35
2410.18:346:37
2510.18:326:39
2610.28:296:41
2710.38:276:43
2810.38:256:45

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
162.0Dim
172.0Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.6Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Akkol’?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Akkol’.

What to pack for Akkol’ in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Akkol’ sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -18°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Akkol’ in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Akkol’ peaks around June 16 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 16UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Akkol’?

Akkol’ sits at 53.3°N, 69.6°E, 261 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Kokshetau, 14 km away.

PetropavlAtbasarStepnogorskIsil’kul’Astana

Topography around Akkol’

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Akkol’.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akkol’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 261 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 805 m.

The land around Akkol’ is covered by grassland (54%) and cropland (43%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
173 m
80 km
805 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Kokshetau 14 km · Shchuchinsk 56 km · Makinsk 92 km · Petropavl 178 km · Atbasar 186 km · Stepnogorsk 186 km · Isil’kul’ 210 km · Astana 267 km

Kazakhstan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,692
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
92%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Muslim 69%Christian 17%non-believers 2%Buddhism 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Akkol’ (53.2962°, 69.6°, elevation 261 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).