Katav-Ivanovsk weather in February

In February, Katav-Ivanovsk sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 26 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -10°C in the first days to -6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Katav-Ivanovsk's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Katav-Ivanovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
26 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:42 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
75%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Katav-Ivanovsk is human settlement in Katav-Ivanovsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
783/km²
people per km²
Founded
1755

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 -10°C in the first days to -6°C by the end.

A typical February day in Katav-Ivanovsk reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 8°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 2°C warmer than January and about 6°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-10-17
2-10-17
3-10-17
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5-9-17
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21-7-15
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25-6-14
26-5-14
27-5-14
28-5-14

How February really feels in Katav-Ivanovsk

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.

Katav-Ivanovsk weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -17°298.110.77.60.0
Feb-8° / -16°266.99.79.30.0
Mar-2° / -10°409.511.311.50.0
Apr / -2°469.55.913.71.2
May16° / 7513.31.315.84.5
Jun20° / 98160.216.95.3
Jul21° / 11°11715.3016.55.7
Aug19° / 10°10215.4014.75.3
Sep13° / 8214.21.812.53.3
Oct / -1°7714.38.710.20.6
Nov-3° / -10°4911.512.98.20.0
Dec-9° / -15°369.312.57.10.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82278
92278
102377
112377
122476
132476
142476
152575
162575
172575
182674
192674
202674
212773
222674
232674
242674
252674
262674
272674
282773

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Katav-Ivanovsk gets around 26 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12434
22434
32434
42434
52334
62334
72334
82334
92335
102435
112435
122435
132434
142434
152434
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172434
182434
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212534
222534
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252533
262532
272532
282532

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

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1311calm
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1511calm
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1911calm
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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 9:09 AM to 8:13 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.49:095:32
28.49:075:34
38.59:065:36
48.69:045:38
58.69:025:40
68.79:005:42
78.88:585:45
88.88:575:47
98.98:555:49
109.08:535:51
119.08:515:53
129.18:495:55
139.28:475:57
149.28:455:59
159.38:426:01
169.48:406:03
179.58:386:05
189.58:366:07
199.68:346:09
209.78:326:11
219.78:296:14
229.88:276:16
239.98:256:18
2410.08:236:20
2510.08:206:22
2610.18:186:24
2710.28:166:26
2810.28:136:28

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
242.0Dim
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Katav-Ivanovsk

In seasonPeak

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

Katav-Ivanovsk's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Katav-Ivanovsk?

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
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Katav-Ivanovsk.

What to pack for Katav-Ivanovsk in February

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

In February, Katav-Ivanovsk sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Katav-Ivanovsk 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 Katav-Ivanovsk peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Katav-Ivanovsk?

Katav-Ivanovsk sits at 54.8°N, 58.2°E, 424 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Trëkhgornyy, 17 km away.

Topography around Katav-Ivanovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katav-Ivanovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 444 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 637 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,528 m.

The land around Katav-Ivanovsk is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
637 m
80 km
1,528 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Trëkhgornyy 17 km · Ust’-Katav 21 km · Sim 42 km · Bakal 44 km · Satka 63 km · Asha 66 km · Mezgor'e 82 km · Beloretsk 89 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 Katav-Ivanovsk (54.7526°, 58.2014°, elevation 424 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).