Zhangatas weather in February

In February, Zhangatas sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Zhangatas's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhangatas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 2°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -6°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 38 mm; 7.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 8:29 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 11th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 2.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Zhangatas is human settlement.

Founded: 1964

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 1°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical February day in Zhangatas reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 7°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)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5
Avg low (°C)	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4

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

How February really feels in Zhangatas

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

24 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Zhangatas weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-0° / -8°	37	7.9	6.7	9.1	0.0
Feb	2° / -6°	38	7.5	5.4	10.2	0.0
Mar	9° / -0°	48	9.3	3.3	11.6	1.9
Apr	17° / 7°	55	9.3	0.8	13.2	5.6
May	24° / 12°	40	7.6	0	14.5	7.4
Jun	29° / 17°	22	5.6	0	15.2	6.2
Jul	32° / 19°	15	3.8	0	14.9	5.3
Aug	30° / 17°	9	2.1	0	13.8	6.6
Sep	24° / 11°	7	1.7	0	12.3	8.8
Oct	16° / 5°	24	4.7	0.6	10.8	6.0
Nov	8° / -1°	39	6.9	2.7	9.5	1.3
Dec	2° / -6°	36	6.7	5.1	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. 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 (%)	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	35	35	36	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	43	42	43	43
Cloudier (%)	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	65	65	64	65	64	63	63	62	62	61	60	60	59	58	58	58	57	58	57	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Zhangatas gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 5 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 (%)	28	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Snow chance (%)	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	17

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	21
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	27	20
12	27	20
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	27	21
18	27	21
19	27	21
20	27	20
21	27	20
22	26	20
23	26	19
24	26	19
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	17
28	26	17

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 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:46 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:59 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)	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	8:46	8:45	8:44	8:43	8:42	8:41	8:39	8:38	8:37	8:36	8:35	8:33	8:32	8:31	8:29	8:28	8:26	8:25	8:24	8:22	8:21	8:19	8:18	8:16	8:14	8:13	8:11	8:10
Sunset (PM)	6:23	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:58	6:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.6	8:46	6:23
2	9.7	8:45	6:25
3	9.7	8:44	6:26
4	9.7	8:43	6:27
5	9.8	8:42	6:29
6	9.8	8:41	6:30
7	9.9	8:39	6:31
8	9.9	8:38	6:33
9	9.9	8:37	6:34
10	10.0	8:36	6:35
11	10.0	8:35	6:37
12	10.1	8:33	6:38
13	10.1	8:32	6:39
14	10.2	8:31	6:41
15	10.2	8:29	6:42
16	10.3	8:28	6:43
17	10.3	8:26	6:45
18	10.4	8:25	6:46
19	10.4	8:24	6:47
20	10.4	8:22	6:49
21	10.5	8:21	6:50
22	10.5	8:19	6:51
23	10.6	8:18	6:53
24	10.6	8:16	6:54
25	10.7	8:14	6:55
26	10.7	8:13	6:57
27	10.8	8:11	6:58
28	10.8	8:10	6:59

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.92 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)	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	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	2.4	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.4	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.5	Moderate
6	2.5	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.6	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.8	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.1	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.2	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Zhangatas?

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

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zhangatas.

What to pack for Zhangatas in February

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

In February, Zhangatas sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Zhangatas 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 Zhangatas peaks around August 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	2	4	5	8	8	7	8	6	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Zhangatas 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 Zhangatas is worst in May — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 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	24	25	26	22	23	24	24	23	18	12
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	26	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	12	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Zhangatas?

Zhangatas sits at 43.6°N, 69.7°E, 501 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Karatau, 73 km away.

Topography around Zhangatas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhangatas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 550 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,430 m.

The land around Zhangatas is covered by grassland (70%) within 3 km, grassland (89%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km

202 m

grassland 70%

16 km

526 m

grassland 89%

80 km

1,430 m

grassland 90%

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

February weather nearby: Karatau 73 km · Kentau 99 km · Turkestan 123 km · Turar Ryskulov 125 km · Aksu 127 km · Shymkent 140 km · Arys 147 km · Taraz 152 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 Zhangatas (43.5627°, 69.7321°, elevation 501 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	1	-7
2	1	-7
3	1	-7
4	1	-7
5	1	-7
6	1	-7
7	1	-7
8	1	-7
9	1	-7
10	1	-7
11	1	-7
12	1	-7
13	2	-7
14	2	-6
15	2	-6
16	2	-6
17	2	-6
18	2	-6
19	2	-6
20	3	-6
21	3	-6
22	3	-5
23	3	-5
24	3	-5
25	4	-5
26	4	-5
27	4	-4
28	5	-4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	21
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	27	20
12	27	20
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	27	21
18	27	21
19	27	21
20	27	20
21	27	20
22	26	20
23	26	19
24	26	19
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	17
28	26	17

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	21
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	27	20
12	27	20
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	27	21
18	27	21
19	27	21
20	27	20
21	27	20
22	26	20
23	26	19
24	26	19
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	17
28	26	17

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	21
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	27	20
12	27	20
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	27	21
18	27	21
19	27	21
20	27	20
21	27	20
22	26	20
23	26	19
24	26	19
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	17
28	26	17

	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