Kaliningrad weather in February

In February, Kaliningrad sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 10.2 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 1°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kaliningrad's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaliningrad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:13 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
78%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kaliningrad is Russian Baltic city between Poland and Lithuania.

Density
2,114/km²
people per km²
Founded
1255

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 1°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical February day in Kaliningrad reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 5°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)
11-4
21-3
31-3
41-3
51-3
61-3
71-3
81-3
91-3
101-3
111-3
122-3
132-3
142-3
152-3
162-3
172-3
182-3
192-3
202-3
212-3
222-2
233-2
243-2
253-2
263-2
273-2
283-2

How February really feels in Kaliningrad

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kaliningrad 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°4710.95.47.60.0
Feb / -3°4010.25.49.30.0
Mar / -1°4410.53.411.50.4
Apr12° / 439.91.113.73.2
May17° / 5811.2015.85.5
Jun20° / 11°7212016.96.0
Jul23° / 14°8913.1016.56.3
Aug22° / 14°7612.6014.76.3
Sep18° / 10°5910.2012.55.5
Oct12° / 6011.50.110.22.9
Nov / 5011.11.88.20.5
Dec / -1°4911.44.87.10.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52278
62179
72080
82080
92080
102080
111981
121981
131981
141981
151882
161783
171882
181981
192080
202080
212080
222080
232179
242278
252377
262377
272575
282575

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Kaliningrad gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13618
23718
33718
43718
53718
63718
73718
83718
93718
103719
113719
123720
133720
143820
153821
163821
173821
183821
193821
203821
213821
223821
233820
243820
253819
263719
273718
283617

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 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
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 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:40 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:405:03
28.58:385:05
38.58:365:07
48.68:345:09
58.68:335:11
68.78:315:13
78.88:295:15
88.88:275:18
98.98:255:20
109.08:235:22
119.08:215:24
129.18:195:26
139.28:175:28
149.28:155:30
159.38:135:32
169.48:115:34
179.58:095:36
189.58:075:38
199.68:045:40
209.78:025:42
219.78:005:44
229.87:585:47
239.97:565:49
2410.07:535:51
2510.07:515:53
2610.17:495:55
2710.27:465:57
2810.27:445:59

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 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 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
71.0Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Kaliningrad?

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 Kaliningrad.

What to pack for Kaliningrad in February

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

In February, Kaliningrad sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Kaliningrad in February

The nearest coast averages about 2°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Kaliningrad 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 Kaliningrad peaks around June 22 at about 5 (high) — 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaliningrad?

Kaliningrad sits at 54.7°N, 20.5°E, 2 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Svetlyy, 24 km away.

Topography around Kaliningrad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaliningrad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m.

The land around Kaliningrad is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and water (34%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
222 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Svetlyy 24 km · Zelenogradsk 28 km · Baltiysk 39 km · Bartoszyce 54 km · Braniewo 58 km · Lidzbark Warmiński 65 km · Chernyakhovsk 84 km · Kętrzyn 90 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 Kaliningrad (54.7064°, 20.511°, elevation 2 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).