Balqash weather in February

In February, Balqash sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 10 mm of precipitation across 3.2 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Balqash's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balqash's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -6°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -12°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 10 mm; 3.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 8:15 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 11th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 2.78 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Balqash is city in Kazakhstan.

Density: 354/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1932

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 -8°C in the first days to -4°C by the end.

A typical February day in Balqash reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -14°C and 0°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 8°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)	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4
Avg low (°C)	-14	-14	-14	-14	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10

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

How February really feels in Balqash

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.

Balqash 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-9° / -14°	10	4	3.9	8.8	0.0
Feb	-6° / -12°	10	3.2	2.7	10	0.0
Mar	2° / -5°	14	3.9	1.1	11.6	0.1
Apr	12° / 4°	11	2.8	0.3	13.3	3.6
May	21° / 13°	14	3.3	0	14.8	7.9
Jun	27° / 19°	15	4	0	15.6	7.5
Jul	29° / 21°	15	3.3	0	15.3	6.9
Aug	27° / 19°	6	2.2	0	14	8.2
Sep	20° / 13°	4	1.1	0	12.4	8.1
Oct	11° / 6°	10	3.2	0.2	10.6	3.6
Nov	2° / -3°	16	4.1	1.5	9.2	0.1
Dec	-6° / -11°	13	3.6	3.3	8.4	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. 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 (%)	36	35	35	33	32	32	32	31	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	38	38	40	40	42	43	44	44	44	44	46	46
Cloudier (%)	64	65	65	67	68	68	68	69	68	68	68	67	67	66	65	64	62	62	60	60	58	57	56	56	56	56	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	33	67
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	46	54
28	46	54

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Balqash gets around 10 mm of rain and snow over 3.2 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 3 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 (%)	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Snow chance (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6

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

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 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.

	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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
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	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	16	light breeze
27	16	light breeze
28	16	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 8:34 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:34 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	9.5	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)	8:34	8:33	8:32	8:30	8:29	8:28	8:26	8:25	8:24	8:22	8:21	8:19	8:18	8:16	8:15	8:13	8:12	8:10	8:09	8:07	8:05	8:04	8:02	8:00	7:58	7:57	7:55	7:53
Sunset (PM)	5:53	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:05	6:07	6:08	6:10	6:11	6:13	6:14	6:16	6:17	6:19	6:20	6:22	6:23	6:25	6:27	6:28	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.3	8:34	5:53
2	9.4	8:33	5:55
3	9.4	8:32	5:56
4	9.5	8:30	5:58
5	9.5	8:29	5:59
6	9.5	8:28	6:01
7	9.6	8:26	6:02
8	9.6	8:25	6:04
9	9.7	8:24	6:05
10	9.7	8:22	6:07
11	9.8	8:21	6:08
12	9.8	8:19	6:10
13	9.9	8:18	6:11
14	9.9	8:16	6:13
15	10.0	8:15	6:14
16	10.0	8:13	6:16
17	10.1	8:12	6:17
18	10.1	8:10	6:19
19	10.2	8:09	6:20
20	10.3	8:07	6:22
21	10.3	8:05	6:23
22	10.4	8:04	6:25
23	10.4	8:02	6:27
24	10.5	8:00	6:28
25	10.5	7:58	6:30
26	10.6	7:57	6:31
27	10.6	7:55	6:32
28	10.7	7:53	6:34

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.78 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)	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5
Level	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	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.2	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.4	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.4	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.6	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.8	Moderate
15	2.8	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.1	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.2	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.3	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Balqash?

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

8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balqash.

What to pack for Balqash in February

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

In February, Balqash sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Balqash 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 Balqash peaks around August 10 at about 7 (very 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 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	Low	Moderate	High	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

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

Air quality in Balqash 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 Balqash is worst in April — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 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)	8	11	17	46	23	18	17	15	16	21	13	7
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	46	Poor
May	23	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Balqash?

Balqash sits at 46.8°N, 75.0°E, 372 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Ushtobe, 292 km away.

Topography around Balqash

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balqash has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 369 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,084 m.

The land around Balqash is covered by bare terrain (35%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

bare terrain 35%

16 km

428 m

grassland 50%

80 km

1,084 m

grassland 60%

shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Ushtobe 292 km · Taldykorgan 332 km · Abay 348 km · Karagandy 357 km · Tekeli 364 km · Shakhtinsk 364 km · Saran 365 km · Konayev 369 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 Balqash (46.8455°, 74.9821°, elevation 372 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	-8	-14
2	-8	-14
3	-8	-14
4	-8	-14
5	-8	-13
6	-8	-13
7	-7	-13
8	-7	-13
9	-7	-13
10	-7	-13
11	-7	-13
12	-7	-13
13	-7	-13
14	-7	-13
15	-6	-13
16	-6	-12
17	-6	-12
18	-6	-12
19	-6	-12
20	-5	-12
21	-5	-12
22	-5	-11
23	-5	-11
24	-5	-11
25	-4	-11
26	-4	-11
27	-4	-10
28	-4	-10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	33	67
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	46	54
28	46	54

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

	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	-8	-14
2	-8	-14
3	-8	-14
4	-8	-14
5	-8	-13
6	-8	-13
7	-7	-13
8	-7	-13
9	-7	-13
10	-7	-13
11	-7	-13
12	-7	-13
13	-7	-13
14	-7	-13
15	-6	-13
16	-6	-12
17	-6	-12
18	-6	-12
19	-6	-12
20	-5	-12
21	-5	-12
22	-5	-11
23	-5	-11
24	-5	-11
25	-4	-11
26	-4	-11
27	-4	-10
28	-4	-10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	33	67
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	46	54
28	46	54

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

	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	-8	-14
2	-8	-14
3	-8	-14
4	-8	-14
5	-8	-13
6	-8	-13
7	-7	-13
8	-7	-13
9	-7	-13
10	-7	-13
11	-7	-13
12	-7	-13
13	-7	-13
14	-7	-13
15	-6	-13
16	-6	-12
17	-6	-12
18	-6	-12
19	-6	-12
20	-5	-12
21	-5	-12
22	-5	-11
23	-5	-11
24	-5	-11
25	-4	-11
26	-4	-11
27	-4	-10
28	-4	-10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	33	67
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	46	54
28	46	54

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

	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