Aral weather in February

In February, Aral sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 11 mm of precipitation across 2.7 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to -2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Aral's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aral's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -4°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -13°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 11 mm; 2.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 9:08 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 11th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Aral is city in southwest Kazakhstan in the Kyzylorda region.

Founded: 1905

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to -2°C by the end.

A typical February day in Aral reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -14°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 10°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1
Avg low (°C)	-14	-14	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-6	-14
2	-6	-14
3	-6	-13
4	-6	-13
5	-6	-13
6	-6	-13
7	-5	-13
8	-5	-13
9	-5	-13
10	-5	-13
11	-5	-13
12	-5	-13
13	-5	-13
14	-5	-13
15	-5	-13
16	-4	-13
17	-4	-13
18	-4	-13
19	-4	-12
20	-3	-12
21	-3	-12
22	-3	-12
23	-3	-12
24	-2	-11
25	-2	-11
26	-2	-11
27	-1	-10
28	-1	-10

How February really feels in Aral

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Aral weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-6° / -14°	13	3.5	3.8	8.8	0.0
Feb	-4° / -13°	11	2.7	2.2	10	0.0
Mar	5° / -5°	19	4.3	1.8	11.6	0.9
Apr	17° / 6°	15	3.7	0.2	13.3	6.2
May	25° / 13°	15	3.4	0	14.8	7.9
Jun	31° / 18°	11	2.5	0	15.6	5.5
Jul	33° / 20°	10	2.6	0	15.3	4.5
Aug	31° / 18°	7	1.5	0	14	5.7
Sep	24° / 11°	3	1	0	12.4	8.6
Oct	15° / 3°	12	3	0.1	10.6	5.5
Nov	4° / -5°	16	4	1.5	9.2	0.4
Dec	-4° / -11°	15	4.2	3.5	8.4	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	31	31	29	29	28	28	27	26	26	27	27	28	28	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	35	37	36	36	37	38	39	39
Cloudier (%)	69	69	71	71	72	72	73	74	74	73	73	72	72	70	69	69	68	67	67	66	65	63	64	64	63	62	61	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	27	73
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Aral gets around 11 mm of rain and snow over 2.7 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 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Snow chance (%)	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	11	10
2	11	10
3	11	10
4	11	9
5	10	9
6	10	9
7	10	9
8	10	9
9	10	9
10	10	9
11	10	9
12	10	9
13	10	9
14	10	9
15	10	8
16	10	8
17	10	8
18	10	8
19	10	8
20	10	8
21	10	7
22	10	7
23	10	7
24	10	7
25	10	7
26	10	7
27	10	7
28	10	7

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 9:27 AM to 8:46 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:27 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	9:27	9:26	9:25	9:23	9:22	9:21	9:20	9:18	9:17	9:16	9:14	9:13	9:11	9:10	9:08	9:07	9:05	9:03	9:02	9:00	8:58	8:57	8:55	8:53	8:52	8:50	8:48	8:46
Sunset (PM)	6:47	6:48	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:56	6:57	6:59	7:00	7:02	7:03	7:05	7:06	7:08	7:09	7:11	7:12	7:14	7:15	7:17	7:18	7:20	7:21	7:23	7:24	7:26	7:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.3	9:27	6:47
2	9.4	9:26	6:48
3	9.4	9:25	6:50
4	9.5	9:23	6:51
5	9.5	9:22	6:53
6	9.6	9:21	6:54
7	9.6	9:20	6:56
8	9.6	9:18	6:57
9	9.7	9:17	6:59
10	9.7	9:16	7:00
11	9.8	9:14	7:02
12	9.8	9:13	7:03
13	9.9	9:11	7:05
14	9.9	9:10	7:06
15	10.0	9:08	7:08
16	10.0	9:07	7:09
17	10.1	9:05	7:11
18	10.1	9:03	7:12
19	10.2	9:02	7:14
20	10.3	9:00	7:15
21	10.3	8:58	7:17
22	10.4	8:57	7:18
23	10.4	8:55	7:20
24	10.5	8:53	7:21
25	10.5	8:52	7:23
26	10.6	8:50	7:24
27	10.6	8:48	7:26
28	10.7	8:46	7:27

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2
Level	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Dim
2	2.0	Moderate
3	2.0	Moderate
4	2.1	Moderate
5	2.1	Moderate
6	2.1	Moderate
7	2.2	Moderate
8	2.2	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.3	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.4	Moderate
14	2.5	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.7	Moderate
19	2.8	Moderate
20	2.8	Moderate
21	2.9	Moderate
22	2.9	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	3.0	Moderate
25	3.1	Moderate
26	3.1	Moderate
27	3.2	Moderate
28	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Aral?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aral.

What to pack for Aral in February

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

In February, Aral sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Aral 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 Aral peaks around June 16 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	5	7	7	7	7	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	7	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	7	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Aral in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aral is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	15	22	26	19	12	12	11	12	16	16	12
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	12	Good
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	12	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Aral?

Aral sits at 46.8°N, 61.7°E, 61 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Novokazalinsk, 112 km away.

Topography around Aral

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aral has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m.

The land around Aral is covered by bare terrain (38%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km

27 m

bare terrain 38%

16 km

102 m

grassland 71%

80 km

220 m

grassland 76%

shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Aral year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Novokazalinsk 112 km · Baikonur 183 km · Shalqar 192 km · Zhosaly 237 km · Embi 346 km · Kyzylorda 368 km · Tasbuget 377 km · Kandyagash 433 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

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 Aral (46.8017°, 61.6631°, elevation 61 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-6	-14
2	-6	-14
3	-6	-13
4	-6	-13
5	-6	-13
6	-6	-13
7	-5	-13
8	-5	-13
9	-5	-13
10	-5	-13
11	-5	-13
12	-5	-13
13	-5	-13
14	-5	-13
15	-5	-13
16	-4	-13
17	-4	-13
18	-4	-13
19	-4	-12
20	-3	-12
21	-3	-12
22	-3	-12
23	-3	-12
24	-2	-11
25	-2	-11
26	-2	-11
27	-1	-10
28	-1	-10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	27	73
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	11	10
2	11	10
3	11	10
4	11	9
5	10	9
6	10	9
7	10	9
8	10	9
9	10	9
10	10	9
11	10	9
12	10	9
13	10	9
14	10	9
15	10	8
16	10	8
17	10	8
18	10	8
19	10	8
20	10	8
21	10	7
22	10	7
23	10	7
24	10	7
25	10	7
26	10	7
27	10	7
28	10	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-6	-14
2	-6	-14
3	-6	-13
4	-6	-13
5	-6	-13
6	-6	-13
7	-5	-13
8	-5	-13
9	-5	-13
10	-5	-13
11	-5	-13
12	-5	-13
13	-5	-13
14	-5	-13
15	-5	-13
16	-4	-13
17	-4	-13
18	-4	-13
19	-4	-12
20	-3	-12
21	-3	-12
22	-3	-12
23	-3	-12
24	-2	-11
25	-2	-11
26	-2	-11
27	-1	-10
28	-1	-10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	27	73
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	11	10
2	11	10
3	11	10
4	11	9
5	10	9
6	10	9
7	10	9
8	10	9
9	10	9
10	10	9
11	10	9
12	10	9
13	10	9
14	10	9
15	10	8
16	10	8
17	10	8
18	10	8
19	10	8
20	10	8
21	10	7
22	10	7
23	10	7
24	10	7
25	10	7
26	10	7
27	10	7
28	10	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-6	-14
2	-6	-14
3	-6	-13
4	-6	-13
5	-6	-13
6	-6	-13
7	-5	-13
8	-5	-13
9	-5	-13
10	-5	-13
11	-5	-13
12	-5	-13
13	-5	-13
14	-5	-13
15	-5	-13
16	-4	-13
17	-4	-13
18	-4	-13
19	-4	-12
20	-3	-12
21	-3	-12
22	-3	-12
23	-3	-12
24	-2	-11
25	-2	-11
26	-2	-11
27	-1	-10
28	-1	-10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	27	73
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	11	10
2	11	10
3	11	10
4	11	9
5	10	9
6	10	9
7	10	9
8	10	9
9	10	9
10	10	9
11	10	9
12	10	9
13	10	9
14	10	9
15	10	8
16	10	8
17	10	8
18	10	8
19	10	8
20	10	8
21	10	7
22	10	7
23	10	7
24	10	7
25	10	7
26	10	7
27	10	7
28	10	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100