Arkalyk weather in February

In February, Arkalyk sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 20 mm of precipitation across 5.3 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -10°C in the first days to -7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Arkalyk's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arkalyk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
20 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
8:55 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Arkalyk is city in Kostanay Province, 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 -10°C in the first days to -7°C by the end.

A typical February day in Arkalyk reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°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 -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)
1-10-18
2-10-18
3-10-18
4-10-18
5-10-18
6-10-18
7-10-18
8-10-18
9-10-18
10-10-18
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12-10-18
13-10-18
14-10-17
15-10-17
16-9-17
17-9-17
18-9-17
19-9-17
20-9-17
21-8-16
22-8-16
23-8-16
24-8-16
25-8-15
26-7-15
27-7-15
28-7-15

How February really feels in Arkalyk

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.

Arkalyk 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-10° / -18°246.78.48.30.0
Feb-9° / -17°205.36.49.70.0
Mar-2° / -10°266.55.911.50.0
Apr12° / 255.61.313.53.4
May21° / 286.40.215.27.1
Jun26° / 13°296.5016.17.3
Jul27° / 15°347.5015.77.1
Aug26° / 13°284.9014.37.7
Sep19° / 204.50.112.46.9
Oct11° / 296.41.810.52.7
Nov-1° / -8°266.55.58.80.0
Dec-8° / -15°286.88.17.90.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22278
32278
42179
52179
62080
72080
82080
92080
102179
112179
122179
132179
142377
152377
162377
172476
182476
192575
202575
212575
222575
232575
242773
252773
262773
272872
282773

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Arkalyk gets around 20 mm of rain and snow over 5.3 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 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11823
21823
31823
41823
51923
61923
71924
81924
91924
102024
112024
122024
132024
141923
151923
161922
171922
181922
191921
201921
211821
221821
231820
241820
251820
261719
271719
281719

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 16 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
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light 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
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light 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 9:17 AM to 8:30 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.09:176:15
29.09:166:17
39.19:146:18
49.19:136:20
59.29:116:22
69.29:106:23
79.39:086:25
89.39:076:27
99.49:056:28
109.49:046:30
119.59:026:32
129.69:006:34
139.68:596:35
149.78:576:37
159.78:556:39
169.88:536:41
179.88:526:42
189.98:506:44
1910.08:486:46
2010.08:466:47
2110.18:446:49
2210.18:426:51
2310.28:406:53
2410.38:386:54
2510.38:366:56
2610.48:346:58
2710.58:327:00
2810.58:307:01

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
112.0Dim
122.0Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.8Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Arkalyk?

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 Arkalyk.

What to pack for Arkalyk in February

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

In February, Arkalyk sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Arkalyk 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 Arkalyk peaks around June 13 at about 7 (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 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arkalyk?

Arkalyk sits at 50.3°N, 66.9°E, 332 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Atbasar, 201 km away.

AtbasarSatpayevZhezqazghanAstanaMakinskShchuchinskKokshetauAkkol’

Topography around Arkalyk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arkalyk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 345 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m.

The land around Arkalyk is covered by grassland (63%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and cropland (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
413 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Atbasar 201 km · Satpayev 265 km · Zhezqazghan 279 km · Astana 336 km · Makinsk 360 km · Shchuchinsk 375 km · Kokshetau 378 km · Akkol’ 386 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 Arkalyk (50.2503°, 66.9038°, elevation 332 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).