Ekibastuz weather in February

In February, Ekibastuz sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 10 mm of precipitation across 2.9 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-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 8 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ekibastuz's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ekibastuz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-18°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
10 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:25 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ekibastuz is town in Kazakhstan.

Density
646/km²
people per km²
Founded
1898

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 Ekibastuz reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -19°C and 0°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)
1-11-19
2-10-19
3-10-19
4-10-19
5-10-19
6-10-18
7-10-18
8-10-18
9-10-18
10-10-18
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28-6-15

How February really feels in Ekibastuz

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.

Ekibastuz weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -19°93.23.98.10.0
Feb-9° / -18°102.93.49.60.0
Mar-1° / -10°164.63.811.50.0
Apr13° / 215.41.513.63.8
May20° / 337.20.315.46.8
Jun25° / 14°438.9016.37.0
Jul27° / 15°6611.90166.4
Aug25° / 13°417.5014.47.2
Sep18° / 255.70.112.46.3
Oct10° / 245.71.710.42.6
Nov-1° / -8°195.54.38.60.0
Dec-8° / -16°134.55.57.70.0

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 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72278
82278
92278
102278
112377
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142377
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282476

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Ekibastuz gets around 10 mm of rain and snow over 2.9 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 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1810
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281112

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
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21100
22100
23100
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28100

Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
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2117light breeze
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2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:48 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.88:485:36
28.88:475:38
38.98:465:39
49.08:445:41
59.08:425:43
69.18:415:45
79.18:395:47
89.28:385:49
99.28:365:50
109.38:345:52
119.48:325:54
129.48:315:56
139.58:295:58
149.58:276:00
159.68:256:01
169.78:236:03
179.78:216:05
189.88:206:07
199.98:186:09
209.98:166:11
2110.08:146:12
2210.08:126:14
2310.18:106:16
2410.28:086:18
2510.28:056:20
2610.38:036:21
2710.48:016:23
2810.47:596:25

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 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 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
282.7Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Ekibastuz?

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 Ekibastuz.

What to pack for Ekibastuz in February

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

In February, Ekibastuz sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -18°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Ekibastuz 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 Ekibastuz peaks around July 13 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ekibastuz?

Ekibastuz sits at 51.7°N, 75.3°E, 203 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Aksu, 116 km away.

StepnogorskTemirtauYarovoyeKulundaKaragandySlavgorod

Topography around Ekibastuz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ekibastuz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m around an average of 194 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 554 m.

The land around Ekibastuz is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
247 m
16 km
359 m
80 km
554 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Aksu 116 km · Pavlodar 128 km · Stepnogorsk 245 km · Temirtau 249 km · Yarovoye 258 km · Kulunda 264 km · Karagandy 265 km · Slavgorod 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 Ekibastuz (51.7237°, 75.3229°, elevation 203 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).