Kalininskiy in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Kalininskiy sees average daytime highs around -3°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 116 mm of precipitation over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -3°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Kalininskiy's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kalininskiy's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
-3°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-7°C
Precipitation
116 mm
31 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Kalininskiy in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -3°C.

A typical winter day in Kalininskiy reaches about -3°C and drops to -7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

-20°-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Kalininskiy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
81 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Kalininskiy weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -8°3910.911.26.40.0
Feb-3° / -9°318.78.78.60.0
Mar / -5°359.2711.30.0
Apr / 409.63.214.11.7
May15° / 519.70.216.84.7
Jun19° / 10°6711.7018.35.8
Jul22° / 13°7011.8017.76.3
Aug20° / 12°7111.6015.46.0
Sep15° / 5210.8012.64.3
Oct / 57121.59.81.2
Nov / -2°5111.36.27.20.0
Dec-2° / -5°4611.6105.70.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Kalininskiy gets around 116 mm of rain and snow over 31 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 15 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 06 min in early December to 9 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.5 kWh/m².

00.511.52DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Kalininskiy?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kalininskiy.

What to pack for Kalininskiy in Winter

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

In winter, Kalininskiy sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Kalininskiy in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 1°C across winter — 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 July at about 17°C and coldest in February near -0°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
Jan0Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May8Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec2Bracing

UV index in Kalininskiy in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kalininskiy peaks around July 13 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Kalininskiy in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kalininskiy is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1617 µg/m³Nov 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct8Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kalininskiy?

Kalininskiy sits at 60.0°N, 30.4°E, 34 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Akademicheskoe, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Kalininskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalininskiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m.

The land around Kalininskiy is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
233 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Akademicheskoe 2.0 km · Grazhdanka 3.0 km · Sampsonievskiy 3.0 km · Sosnovka 3.0 km · Svetlanovskiy 3.0 km · Finlyandskiy 3.0 km · Chernaya Rechka 5.0 km · Krasnogvargeisky 5.0 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 Kalininskiy (59.9967°, 30.3899°, elevation 34 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.