Brest weather in February

In February, Brest sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -0°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Brest's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brest's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:53 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
81%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Brest is city of Belarus, capital of Byerastsye Region.

Density
2,357/km²
people per km²
Founded
1017

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 -0°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical February day in Brest reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-5
20-5
30-5
40-5
50-5
60-5
70-5
81-5
91-4
101-4
111-4
121-4
131-4
141-4
151-4
161-4
171-4
181-4
192-4
202-4
212-4
222-4
232-3
242-3
253-3
263-3
273-3
283-3

How February really feels in Brest

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
9 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Brest weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -5°359.16.280.0
Feb / -4°359.66.69.60.0
Mar / -1°41103.811.50.7
Apr14° / 4710113.63.8
May19° / 7312.4015.45.8
Jun22° / 12°7112.2016.46.3
Jul25° / 14°8413.10166.4
Aug24° / 13°6510.1014.46.8
Sep19° / 609.5012.45.8
Oct12° / 459.30.410.43.2
Nov / 39938.50.5
Dec / -3°419.65.67.60.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51882
61882
71981
81981
91981
101981
111981
121882
131882
141882
151882
161783
171783
181783
191783
201882
211882
221882
231981
241882
251882
261981
271981
282179

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Brest gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13222
23223
33323
43323
53323
63323
73323
83423
93423
103423
113424
123424
133424
143424
153524
163524
173524
183525
193524
203624
213624
223524
233523
243523
253522
263521
273520
283419

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 15 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light 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 9:16 AM to 8:26 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.79:166:01
28.89:156:03
38.99:136:05
48.99:126:06
59.09:106:08
69.09:096:10
79.19:076:12
89.19:056:14
99.29:046:16
109.39:026:17
119.39:006:19
129.48:586:21
139.48:566:23
149.58:556:25
159.68:536:27
169.68:516:29
179.78:496:30
189.88:476:32
199.88:456:34
209.98:436:36
219.98:416:38
2210.08:396:40
2310.18:376:42
2410.18:356:43
2510.28:336:45
2610.38:316:47
2710.38:286:49
2810.48:266:51

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
282.0Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Brest?

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 Brest.

What to pack for Brest in February

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

In February, Brest sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Brest 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 Brest peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 22UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brest?

Brest sits at 52.1°N, 23.7°E, 144 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Biała Podlaska, 42 km away.

Biała PodlaskaKobrynMiędzyrzec PodlaskiSiemiatyczePruzhanyHajnówkaBielsk PodlaskiRadzyń Podlaski

Topography around Brest

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brest has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m.

The land around Brest is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
63 m
80 km
110 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Biała Podlaska 42 km · Kobryn 45 km · Międzyrzec Podlaski 65 km · Siemiatycze 68 km · Pruzhany 70 km · Hajnówka 71 km · Bielsk Podlaski 81 km · Radzyń Podlaski 84 km

Belarus travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,279
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Safe drinking water
93%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
7.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 533
Religion
Orthodox 48%non-believers 41%Catholic 7%other 4%

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 Brest (52.1089°, 23.7175°, elevation 144 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).