Gorodets weather in February

In February, Gorodets sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of February to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Gorodets's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gorodets's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:48 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover
83%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Gorodets is town in Russia founded in 1152, Nizhny Novgorod region.

Density
1,870/km²
people per km²
Founded
1152

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 -7°C in the first days to -3°C by the end.

A typical February day in Gorodets reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -14°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 6°C cooler than March.

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

How February really feels in Gorodets

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.

Gorodets 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -12°3910.712.57.20.0
Feb-6° / -11°338.59.99.10.0
Mar / -6°338.77.911.40.0
Apr10° / 388.92.313.92.2
May18° / 4910.30.316.15.6
Jun22° / 12°7712.7017.46.1
Jul24° / 14°7111.9016.96.7
Aug21° / 12°6710.9014.96.4
Sep15° / 5710.30.112.54.5
Oct / 6511.92.7101.1
Nov-0° / -4°479.97.77.80.0
Dec-5° / -9°4511.3126.60.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21387
31486
41486
51486
61585
71684
81783
91783
101783
111684
121684
131684
141684
151684
161684
171684
181684
191684
201783
211783
221783
231882
241882
251981
261981
272080
282080

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Gorodets gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13541
23440
33439
43338
53237
63136
73035
82934
92934
102833
112833
122733
132733
142733
152834
162834
172935
182935
193036
203136
213236
223236
233236
243336
253335
263335
273334
283333

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 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light 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
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of February to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:17 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 4:22 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:174:22
28.28:154:25
38.28:134:27
48.38:114:29
58.48:094:31
68.48:074:34
78.58:054:36
88.68:034:38
98.78:014:40
108.77:594:42
118.87:574:45
128.97:544:47
139.07:524:49
149.07:504:51
159.17:484:54
169.27:454:56
179.37:434:58
189.37:415:01
199.47:385:03
209.57:365:05
219.67:345:07
229.67:315:10
239.77:295:12
249.87:265:14
259.97:245:16
2610.07:215:18
2710.07:195:21
2810.17:165:23

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
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 Gorodets?

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

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

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gorodets.

What to pack for Gorodets in February

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

In February, Gorodets sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -11°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 Gorodets 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 Gorodets peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gorodets?

Gorodets sits at 56.7°N, 43.5°E, 104 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zavolzh’ye, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Gorodets

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gorodets has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m.

The land around Gorodets is covered by cropland (28%), trees (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
86 m
80 km
158 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Zavolzh’ye 5.0 km · Novaya Balakhna 20 km · Dzerzhinsk 46 km · Nizhny Novgorod 49 km · Bor 49 km · Bogorodsk 62 km · Semënov 64 km · Kstovo 72 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 Gorodets (56.655°, 43.4727°, elevation 104 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).