Aktobe weather in February

In February, Aktobe sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 5.9 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -6°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 9 hours at the start of February to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Aktobe's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aktobe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
8:34 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
80%
10th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Aktobe is city in Kazakhstan.

Density
1,684/km²
people per km²
Founded
1869

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 -9°C in the first days to -6°C by the end.

A typical February day in Aktobe reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -16°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 7°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-9-16
2-9-16
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21-7-15
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25-6-14
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27-6-14
28-6-13

How February really feels in Aktobe

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.

Aktobe weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°267.198.30.0
Feb-8° / -15°235.96.99.70.0
Mar-1° / -9°327.76.511.50.0
Apr12° / 367.21.513.53.5
May21° / 367.4015.27.0
Jun27° / 14°306.4016.17.2
Jul28° / 16°356.6015.76.5
Aug27° / 15°224.4014.37.3
Sep20° / 224.6012.47.2
Oct11° / 326.41.110.53.1
Nov / -6°276.558.80.0
Dec-7° / -13°318.39.17.90.0

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 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31882
41882
51882
61882
71882
81882
91882
101882
111783
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131882
141981
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242278
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262377
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282377

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Aktobe gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 5.9 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12428
22428
32428
42428
52328
62328
72327
82327
92227
102227
112227
122226
132126
142125
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201923
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271921
281921

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
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21100
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27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 18 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
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1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
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2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of February to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:56 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:565:54
29.08:545:55
39.18:535:57
49.18:525:59
59.28:506:00
69.28:496:02
79.38:476:04
89.38:466:05
99.48:446:07
109.48:426:09
119.58:416:11
129.68:396:12
139.68:376:14
149.78:366:16
159.78:346:18
169.88:326:19
179.88:306:21
189.98:296:23
1910.08:276:24
2010.08:256:26
2110.18:236:28
2210.18:216:30
2310.28:196:31
2410.38:176:33
2510.38:156:35
2610.48:136:37
2710.58:116:38
2810.58:096:40

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
122.0Dim
132.0Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.8Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Aktobe?

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 Aktobe.

What to pack for Aktobe in February

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

In February, Aktobe sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Aktobe in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aktobe peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aktobe?

Aktobe sits at 50.3°N, 57.2°E, 210 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Khromtau, 87 km away.

Embi

Topography around Aktobe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aktobe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 214 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m.

The land around Aktobe is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
336 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Khromtau 87 km · Kandyagash 91 km · Mednogorsk 128 km · Novotroitsk 129 km · Kuvandyk 134 km · Orsk 139 km · Gay 159 km · Embi 175 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 Aktobe (50.2797°, 57.2072°, elevation 210 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).