Apatity weather in February

In February, Apatity sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 7.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -11°C in the first days to -8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 12 min at the start of February to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Apatity's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apatity's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -10°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -15°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 34 mm; 9.3 wet days
Daylight: 7 h 12 min; 9:26 AM – 4:36 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 9th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 0.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Apatity is city in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Density: 1,632/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1926

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 -11°C in the first days to -8°C by the end.

A typical February day in Apatity reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 6°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 on par with January and about 5°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)	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8
Avg low (°C)	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-13

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

How February really feels in Apatity

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

28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Apatity 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-10° / -15°	37	9.9	11.7	2.3	0.0
Feb	-10° / -15°	34	9.3	11.4	7.1	0.0
Mar	-5° / -11°	37	8.8	11.2	11.1	0.0
Apr	1° / -6°	34	8.3	8.4	15.1	0.0
May	7° / 0°	47	11	5.2	19.4	0.9
Jun	13° / 6°	65	12.7	0.6	23.8	3.4
Jul	17° / 10°	82	13.8	0	21.9	4.8
Aug	14° / 8°	68	13	0	16.9	3.8
Sep	9° / 4°	63	11.3	1.2	12.8	1.7
Oct	2° / -2°	63	12	7.7	8.8	0.0
Nov	-4° / -8°	52	11.5	12.6	4.4	0.0
Dec	-7° / -12°	46	11.1	13.8	0.2	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 88%.

	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 (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	13	13	13	15	15	15	15
Cloudier (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	86	87	87	87	85	85	85	85

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Apatity gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 11 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 (%)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32
Snow chance (%)	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	38
2	33	39
3	33	39
4	33	39
5	33	39
6	33	40
7	33	40
8	33	40
9	33	41
10	33	41
11	33	41
12	34	41
13	34	41
14	34	41
15	34	42
16	34	42
17	34	42
18	34	42
19	34	42
20	34	42
21	34	42
22	34	42
23	33	41
24	33	41
25	33	41
26	32	41
27	32	40
28	32	40

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 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 12 min at the start of February to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 222 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 10:25 AM to 8:31 AM, and sunset from 3:35 PM to 5:28 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)	5.2	5.3	5.5	5.6	5.8	5.9	6.0	6.2	6.3	6.5	6.6	6.8	6.9	7.0	7.2	7.3	7.4	7.6	7.7	7.9	8.0	8.1	8.3	8.4	8.5	8.7	8.8	8.9
Sunrise (AM)	10:25	10:21	10:16	10:12	10:08	10:04	9:59	9:55	9:51	9:47	9:43	9:38	9:34	9:30	9:26	9:22	9:17	9:13	9:09	9:05	9:01	8:57	8:52	8:48	8:44	8:40	8:36	8:31
Sunset (PM)	3:35	3:39	3:44	3:48	3:53	3:57	4:02	4:06	4:11	4:15	4:19	4:24	4:28	4:32	4:36	4:40	4:44	4:48	4:53	4:57	5:01	5:05	5:09	5:12	5:16	5:20	5:24	5:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	5.2	10:25	3:35
2	5.3	10:21	3:39
3	5.5	10:16	3:44
4	5.6	10:12	3:48
5	5.8	10:08	3:53
6	5.9	10:04	3:57
7	6.0	9:59	4:02
8	6.2	9:55	4:06
9	6.3	9:51	4:11
10	6.5	9:47	4:15
11	6.6	9:43	4:19
12	6.8	9:38	4:24
13	6.9	9:34	4:28
14	7.0	9:30	4:32
15	7.2	9:26	4:36
16	7.3	9:22	4:40
17	7.4	9:17	4:44
18	7.6	9:13	4:48
19	7.7	9:09	4:53
20	7.9	9:05	4:57
21	8.0	9:01	5:01
22	8.1	8:57	5:05
23	8.3	8:52	5:09
24	8.4	8:48	5:12
25	8.5	8:44	5:16
26	8.7	8:40	5:20
27	8.8	8:36	5:24
28	8.9	8:31	5:28

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 0.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 0.44 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)	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.2	Dim
2	0.2	Dim
3	0.2	Dim
4	0.2	Dim
5	0.2	Dim
6	0.3	Dim
7	0.3	Dim
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9	0.3	Dim
10	0.3	Dim
11	0.3	Dim
12	0.4	Dim
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16	0.5	Dim
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18	0.5	Dim
19	0.6	Dim
20	0.6	Dim
21	0.6	Dim
22	0.7	Dim
23	0.7	Dim
24	0.7	Dim
25	0.8	Dim
26	0.8	Dim
27	0.8	Dim
28	0.9	Dim

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Apatity?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Apatity.

What to pack for Apatity in February

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

In February, Apatity sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Apatity in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Apatity peaks around July 14 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	0	1	2	4	4	4	3	1	0	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	0	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	2	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	1	Low
Oct	0	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Apatity?

Apatity sits at 67.6°N, 33.4°E, 169 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kirovsk, 12 km away.

Topography around Apatity

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apatity has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,074 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Apatity is covered by trees (67%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km

151 m

trees 67%

16 km

1,074 m

trees 54%

80 km

1,364 m

trees 67%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen

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

February weather nearby: Kirovsk 12 km · Monchegorsk 46 km · Polyarnyye Zori 46 km · Olenegorsk 63 km · Kandalaksha 64 km · Kovdor 125 km · Murmansk 155 km · Severomorsk 165 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 32% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $17,547; 2025
Happiness: 5.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 76%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 6.8; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 12; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 521
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 Apatity (67.5827°, 33.4134°, elevation 169 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	38
2	33	39
3	33	39
4	33	39
5	33	39
6	33	40
7	33	40
8	33	40
9	33	41
10	33	41
11	33	41
12	34	41
13	34	41
14	34	41
15	34	42
16	34	42
17	34	42
18	34	42
19	34	42
20	34	42
21	34	42
22	34	42
23	33	41
24	33	41
25	33	41
26	32	41
27	32	40
28	32	40

	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.2	Dim
2	0.2	Dim
3	0.2	Dim
4	0.2	Dim
5	0.2	Dim
6	0.3	Dim
7	0.3	Dim
8	0.3	Dim
9	0.3	Dim
10	0.3	Dim
11	0.3	Dim
12	0.4	Dim
13	0.4	Dim
14	0.4	Dim
15	0.4	Dim
16	0.5	Dim
17	0.5	Dim
18	0.5	Dim
19	0.6	Dim
20	0.6	Dim
21	0.6	Dim
22	0.7	Dim
23	0.7	Dim
24	0.7	Dim
25	0.8	Dim
26	0.8	Dim
27	0.8	Dim
28	0.9	Dim

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	38
2	33	39
3	33	39
4	33	39
5	33	39
6	33	40
7	33	40
8	33	40
9	33	41
10	33	41
11	33	41
12	34	41
13	34	41
14	34	41
15	34	42
16	34	42
17	34	42
18	34	42
19	34	42
20	34	42
21	34	42
22	34	42
23	33	41
24	33	41
25	33	41
26	32	41
27	32	40
28	32	40

	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.2	Dim
2	0.2	Dim
3	0.2	Dim
4	0.2	Dim
5	0.2	Dim
6	0.3	Dim
7	0.3	Dim
8	0.3	Dim
9	0.3	Dim
10	0.3	Dim
11	0.3	Dim
12	0.4	Dim
13	0.4	Dim
14	0.4	Dim
15	0.4	Dim
16	0.5	Dim
17	0.5	Dim
18	0.5	Dim
19	0.6	Dim
20	0.6	Dim
21	0.6	Dim
22	0.7	Dim
23	0.7	Dim
24	0.7	Dim
25	0.8	Dim
26	0.8	Dim
27	0.8	Dim
28	0.9	Dim

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	38
2	33	39
3	33	39
4	33	39
5	33	39
6	33	40
7	33	40
8	33	40
9	33	41
10	33	41
11	33	41
12	34	41
13	34	41
14	34	41
15	34	42
16	34	42
17	34	42
18	34	42
19	34	42
20	34	42
21	34	42
22	34	42
23	33	41
24	33	41
25	33	41
26	32	41
27	32	40
28	32	40

	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.2	Dim
2	0.2	Dim
3	0.2	Dim
4	0.2	Dim
5	0.2	Dim
6	0.3	Dim
7	0.3	Dim
8	0.3	Dim
9	0.3	Dim
10	0.3	Dim
11	0.3	Dim
12	0.4	Dim
13	0.4	Dim
14	0.4	Dim
15	0.4	Dim
16	0.5	Dim
17	0.5	Dim
18	0.5	Dim
19	0.6	Dim
20	0.6	Dim
21	0.6	Dim
22	0.7	Dim
23	0.7	Dim
24	0.7	Dim
25	0.8	Dim
26	0.8	Dim
27	0.8	Dim
28	0.9	Dim