Orsha weather in February

In February, Orsha sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Orsha's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orsha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:33 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
84%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Orsha is city in Belarus.

Density
2,642/km²
people per km²
Founded
1067

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

A typical February day in Orsha reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 4°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)
1-3-9
2-3-8
3-3-8
4-3-8
5-3-8
6-3-8
7-3-8
8-3-8
9-3-8
10-3-8
11-3-8
12-2-8
13-2-8
14-2-8
15-2-8
16-2-7
17-2-7
18-2-7
19-1-7
20-1-7
21-1-7
22-1-7
23-1-6
24-1-6
250-6
260-6
270-6
280-6

How February really feels in Orsha

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.

Orsha weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°4110.29.97.60.0
Feb-2° / -7°399.89.69.30.0
Mar / -4°409.66.211.50.1
Apr11° / 459.51.513.72.9
May18° / 6911.90.115.75.5
Jun21° / 12°7411.9016.96.1
Jul23° / 14°8813.2016.46.3
Aug22° / 12°7310.7014.76.5
Sep16° / 5810.2012.54.9
Oct / 5811.21.510.21.8
Nov / -2°479.958.20.0
Dec-2° / -5°401097.10.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41288
51387
61387
71486
81486
91585
101585
111585
121585
131585
141585
151585
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201585
211585
221585
231585
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261585
271585
281585

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Orsha gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13738
23737
33637
43637
53636
63535
73535
83434
93434
103433
113433
123433
133433
143433
153433
163433
173533
183533
193533
203634
213634
223734
233734
243834
253834
263834
273833
283732

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
415light breeze
515light 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
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:59 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:595:25
28.58:585:27
38.58:565:29
48.68:545:31
58.78:525:33
68.78:515:35
78.88:495:37
88.98:475:39
98.98:455:41
109.08:435:43
119.18:415:45
129.18:395:47
139.28:375:49
149.38:355:51
159.38:335:53
169.48:315:55
179.58:295:57
189.58:275:59
199.68:246:01
209.78:226:03
219.88:206:05
229.88:186:07
239.98:156:09
2410.08:136:12
2510.08:116:14
2610.18:096:16
2710.28:066:18
2810.38:046:20

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.8Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Orsha?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Orsha.

What to pack for Orsha in February

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

In February, Orsha sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -7°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 Orsha 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 Orsha peaks around July 14 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 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Orsha?

Orsha sits at 54.5°N, 30.4°E, 174 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Horki, 45 km away.

HorkiMogilevVitebskSmolenskBykhovLyepyel’KrychawBarysaw

Topography around Orsha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orsha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m.

The land around Orsha is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), trees (25%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
186 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Horki 45 km · Mogilev 67 km · Vitebsk 76 km · Smolensk 110 km · Bykhov 111 km · Lyepyel’ 117 km · Krychaw 123 km · Barysaw 127 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 Orsha (54.5136°, 30.4036°, elevation 174 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).