Ts’khinvali weather in February

In February, Ts’khinvali sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-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 28% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ts’khinvali's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ts’khinvali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
8:10 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ts’khinvali is city in South Ossetia, Georgia.

Density
1,843/km²
people per km²
Founded
1398

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 Ts’khinvali 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 -4°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-7
20-7
31-7
41-7
51-7
61-7
71-7
81-7
91-7
101-7
111-7
121-7
131-7
141-7
151-7
161-7
172-6
182-6
192-6
202-6
212-6
222-6
232-5
243-5
253-5
263-5
273-5
283-5

How February really feels in Ts’khinvali

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
17 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Ts’khinvali weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°5610.311.69.30.0
Feb / -6°509.59.710.30.0
Mar / -3°7312.49.411.60.4
Apr11° / 8013.32.913.12.7
May17° / 7613.20.314.44.9
Jun21° / 11°5810.60156.6
Jul24° / 14°418014.87.7
Aug24° / 14°367.1013.77.9
Sep20° / 417.6012.36.9
Oct14° / 639.30.810.84.4
Nov / -1°629.35.29.61.1
Dec / -5°599.58.790.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33961
43961
54060
64159
74060
84159
94159
104159
114159
124159
134159
144060
154060
164060
174060
184159
194159
204159
214159
224159
234159
244159
254159
264060
274060
284060

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Ts’khinvali gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13639
23639
33538
43538
53537
63537
73436
83436
93435
103435
113435
123535
133535
143535
153535
163535
173535
183535
193535
203534
213534
223534
233534
243533
253533
263533
273532
283532

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 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 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 8:26 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.78:266:10
29.88:256:11
39.88:246:12
49.88:236:14
59.98:226:15
69.98:216:16
710.08:196:17
810.08:186:19
910.08:176:20
1010.18:166:21
1110.18:156:22
1210.28:146:24
1310.28:126:25
1410.38:116:26
1510.38:106:28
1610.38:096:29
1710.48:076:30
1810.48:066:31
1910.58:046:33
2010.58:036:34
2110.68:026:35
2210.68:006:36
2310.77:596:38
2410.77:576:39
2510.77:566:40
2610.87:546:41
2710.87:536:43
2810.97:516:44

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Ts’khinvali?

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 Ts’khinvali.

What to pack for Ts’khinvali in February

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

In February, Ts’khinvali sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -6°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 Ts’khinvali in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ts’khinvali peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateJun 22UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ts’khinvali?

Ts’khinvali sits at 42.2°N, 44.0°E, 874 m above sea level, in Georgia. The nearest listed city is Gori, 29 km away.

KhashuriKazbegiZestaponiAlagirTbilisiAkhaltsikheKutaisi

Topography around Ts’khinvali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ts’khinvali has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m around an average of 926 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,407 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,832 m.

The land around Ts’khinvali is covered by grassland (35%), cropland (23%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (42%), grassland (29%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
524 m
16 km
1,407 m
80 km
4,832 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
February weather nearby: Gori 29 km · Khashuri 40 km · Kazbegi 73 km · Zestaponi 78 km · Alagir 93 km · Tbilisi 93 km · Akhaltsikhe 104 km · Kutaisi 105 km

Georgia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,692
2025
Happiness
5.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
71%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
12.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 541
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Christian 83%Muslim 11%Armenian Apostolic Christian 3%other 1%

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 Ts’khinvali (42.2276°, 43.9686°, elevation 874 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).