Kanash weather in February

In February, Kanash sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -4°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 18 min at the start of February to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kanash's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanash's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
1st coldest
Precipitation
27 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:28 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kanash is city in Chuvash Republic, Russia.

Density
2,697/km²
people per km²
Founded
1892

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 -8°C in the first days to -4°C by the end.

A typical February day in Kanash reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°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)
1-8-14
2-8-14
3-8-14
4-8-14
5-8-14
6-8-14
7-8-14
8-8-14
9-8-14
10-7-14
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16-6-13
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18-6-12
19-6-12
20-5-12
21-5-12
22-5-12
23-5-11
24-5-11
25-4-11
26-4-11
27-4-11
28-4-10

How February really feels in Kanash

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.

Kanash 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-7° / -13°339.210.57.40.0
Feb-6° / -13°277.18.69.20.0
Mar-0° / -7°338.17.711.40.0
Apr10° / 388.12.313.82.5
May19° / 499.70.215.96.0
Jun22° / 12°6810.5017.16.6
Jul25° / 14°6911.1016.66.8
Aug23° / 12°619.8014.86.7
Sep16° / 5710.30.112.54.8
Oct / 5110.21.910.11.4
Nov-1° / -5°399.87.380.0
Dec-6° / -11°389.510.46.90.0

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 6% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31783
41882
51882
61882
71882
81882
91882
101783
111783
121882
131882
141783
151783
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272080
282179

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Kanash gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12833
22732
32631
42531
52530
62430
72429
82329
92329
102429
112429
122430
132530
142530
152531
162631
172631
182732
192732
202833
212833
222833
232933
242933
252932
262932
272931
282931

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
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1617light breeze
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2017light breeze
2117light breeze
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2517light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 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 114 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:55 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 4:12 PM to 5:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:554:12
28.37:544:14
38.47:524:16
48.57:504:18
58.57:484:20
68.67:464:22
78.77:444:24
88.77:424:27
98.87:404:29
108.97:384:31
118.97:364:33
129.07:344:35
139.17:324:37
149.27:304:39
159.27:284:42
169.37:264:44
179.47:234:46
189.47:214:48
199.57:194:50
209.67:174:52
219.77:144:54
229.77:124:57
239.87:104:59
249.97:075:01
2510.07:055:03
2610.07:025:05
2710.17:005:07
2810.26:585:09

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 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 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
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
282.0Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Kanash?

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 Kanash.

What to pack for Kanash in February

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

In February, Kanash sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kanash 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 Kanash 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
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kanash?

Kanash sits at 55.5°N, 47.5°E, 196 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Novocheboksarsk, 67 km away.

Topography around Kanash

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanash has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m.

The land around Kanash is covered by grassland (30%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), trees (31%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), trees (36%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
241 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Novocheboksarsk 67 km · Volzhsk 67 km · Shumerlya 68 km · Cheboksary 71 km · Zelenodolsk 74 km · Buinsk 78 km · Vasil’yevo 85 km · Alatyr’ 94 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 Kanash (55.5096°, 47.4913°, elevation 196 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).