Bodaybo weather in February

In February, Bodaybo sees average daytime highs of -18°C and overnight lows near -27°C, with 11 mm of precipitation across 4 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -21°C in the first days to -14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bodaybo's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bodaybo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-18°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-27°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
11 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:09 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bodaybo is town in Bodaybinsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,448/km²
people per km²
Founded
1864

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 -21°C in the first days to -14°C by the end.

A typical February day in Bodaybo reaches about -18°C in the afternoon and slips back to -27°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -26°C and -9°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 8°C warmer than January and about 11°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-22-30
2-22-30
3-21-30
4-21-29
5-21-29
6-21-29
7-20-29
8-20-29
9-20-28
10-19-28
11-19-28
12-19-28
13-18-28
14-18-27
15-18-27
16-17-27
17-17-27
18-17-26
19-16-26
20-16-26
21-15-26
22-15-25
23-15-25
24-14-25
25-14-25
26-14-24
27-13-24
28-13-24

How February really feels in Bodaybo

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.

Bodaybo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-25° / -32°93.68.46.90.0
Feb-18° / -27°1148.48.90.0
Mar-7° / -19°18610.111.40.0
Apr / -9°339.29.8140.0
May11° / -1°6412.75.316.32.4
Jun20° / 8313.10.417.75.7
Jul23° / 12°10212.9017.16.3
Aug20° / 8512.2015.15.8
Sep11° / 7813.83.712.52.2
Oct-1° / -9°4010.611.29.90.0
Nov-15° / -23°258.211.67.60.0
Dec-24° / -31°145.29.76.30.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51981
61981
71981
81981
91981
101882
111882
121882
131882
141882
151882
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171981
181882
191882
201882
211882
221882
231981
241981
252080
262080
271981
281882

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Bodaybo gets around 11 mm of rain and snow over 4 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 14% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11428
21429
31429
41429
51529
61530
71530
81530
91430
101430
111430
121430
131330
141330
151330
161330
171329
181329
191329
201329
211329
221329
231429
241429
251429
261429
271529
281529

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
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15100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:40 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 4:33 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:404:33
28.08:384:36
38.08:364:38
48.18:344:40
58.28:324:43
68.38:304:45
78.38:274:47
88.48:254:50
98.58:234:52
108.68:214:55
118.68:184:57
128.78:164:59
138.88:145:02
148.98:115:04
159.08:095:07
169.08:075:09
179.18:045:11
189.28:025:14
199.37:595:16
209.47:575:18
219.47:545:21
229.57:525:23
239.67:495:26
249.77:465:28
259.87:445:30
269.97:415:33
279.97:395:35
2810.07:365:37

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
262.0Dim
272.0Moderate
282.1Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bodaybo

In seasonPeak

None of Bodaybo's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bodaybo's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Bodaybo?

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
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bodaybo.

What to pack for Bodaybo in February

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

In February, Bodaybo sees daytime highs around -18°C and nights near -27°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Bodaybo 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 Bodaybo peaks around May 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowMay 21UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Bodaybo 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 Bodaybo is worst in July — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 33.4× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1835 µg/m³Dec 181 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb3Good
Mar4Good
Apr5Good
May9Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug22Moderate
Sep6Good
Oct4Good
Nov2Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bodaybo?

Bodaybo sits at 57.9°N, 114.2°E, 302 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lensk, 322 km away.

MirnyZheleznogorsk-IlimskiyNeryungriChitaAldan

Topography around Bodaybo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bodaybo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m around an average of 367 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,012 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,724 m.

The land around Bodaybo is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
404 m
16 km
1,012 m
80 km
1,724 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
February weather nearby: Lensk 322 km · Severobaykal’sk 386 km · Ust’-Kut 518 km · Mirny 521 km · Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy 622 km · Neryungri 646 km · Chita 648 km · Aldan 660 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
other Christian 2%

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 Bodaybo (57.8535°, 114.2041°, elevation 302 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).