Stepnogorsk weather in February

In February, Stepnogorsk sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 10 mm of precipitation across 3.1 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -12°C in the first days to -8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Stepnogorsk's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stepnogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-18°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
10 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:41 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
81%
10th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Stepnogorsk is town in Kazakhstan.

Founded
1959

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 -12°C in the first days to -8°C by the end.

A typical February day in Stepnogorsk reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -19°C and -2°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)
1-12-19
2-12-19
3-12-19
4-11-19
5-11-19
6-11-19
7-11-19
8-11-19
9-11-19
10-11-19
11-11-19
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13-11-19
14-11-19
15-10-19
16-10-19
17-10-18
18-10-18
19-10-18
20-10-18
21-9-18
22-9-18
23-9-17
24-9-17
25-9-17
26-8-17
27-8-17
28-8-16

How February really feels in Stepnogorsk

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.

Stepnogorsk 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-12° / -19°103.44.480.0
Feb-10° / -18°103.13.79.50.0
Mar-3° / -11°175.14.111.50.0
Apr11° / -0°276.71.913.62.9
May19° / 357.90.415.46.4
Jun24° / 12°529.6016.56.9
Jul25° / 14°7312.5016.16.5
Aug24° / 12°478.9014.57.0
Sep17° / 286.60.212.45.7
Oct / -0°255.72.410.32.0
Nov-3° / -10°215.658.50.0
Dec-10° / -17°154.65.67.50.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31783
41783
51783
61783
71783
81684
91684
101783
111783
121783
131783
141783
151783
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211981
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252179
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272278
282278

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Stepnogorsk gets around 10 mm of rain and snow over 3.1 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 11% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1912
21012
31012
41012
51012
61012
71013
81013
91113
101113
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201113
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251113
261113
271113
281113

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

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 17 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
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2019light breeze
2119light breeze
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2318light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 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 102 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 9:05 AM to 8:14 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.79:055:47
28.89:035:49
38.89:025:51
48.99:005:53
58.98:585:55
69.08:575:57
79.18:555:58
89.18:536:00
99.28:526:02
109.28:506:04
119.38:486:06
129.48:466:08
139.48:446:10
149.58:436:12
159.58:416:13
169.68:396:15
179.78:376:17
189.78:356:19
199.88:336:21
209.98:316:23
219.98:296:25
2210.08:276:27
2310.18:256:28
2410.18:236:30
2510.28:206:32
2610.38:186:34
2710.38:166:36
2810.48:146:38

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
142.0Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.7Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Stepnogorsk?

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 Stepnogorsk.

What to pack for Stepnogorsk in February

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

In February, Stepnogorsk sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -18°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Stepnogorsk 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 Stepnogorsk peaks around June 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stepnogorsk?

Stepnogorsk sits at 52.4°N, 71.9°E, 311 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Makinsk, 104 km away.

Akkol’KokshetauEkibastuzAtbasarTemirtau

Topography around Stepnogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stepnogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 325 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 m.

The land around Stepnogorsk is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (91%) within 16 km, and grassland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
338 m
80 km
433 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Makinsk 104 km · Shchuchinsk 131 km · Astana 134 km · Akkol’ 186 km · Kokshetau 197 km · Ekibastuz 245 km · Atbasar 248 km · Temirtau 266 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 Stepnogorsk (52.3506°, 71.8816°, elevation 311 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).