Kirov weather in February

In February, Kirov sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kirov's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-14°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:30 AM – 4:22 PM
Cloud cover
83%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kirov is capital of Kirov Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,988/km²
people per km²
Founded
1374

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 -9°C in the first days to -4°C by the end.

A typical February day in Kirov reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -16°C and 0°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 7°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-10-16
2-9-16
3-9-16
4-9-16
5-9-16
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8-9-15
9-9-15
10-8-15
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18-7-13
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25-5-12
26-4-11
27-4-11
28-4-11

How February really feels in Kirov

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.

Kirov 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-9° / -15°3810.913.66.80.0
Feb-7° / -14°30810.18.80.0
Mar-0° / -8°399.310.111.40.0
Apr / -0°408.93.5141.6
May16° / 5410.70.516.55.0
Jun21° / 11°7012.4017.95.9
Jul23° / 13°7111.7017.36.6
Aug20° / 11°6611.2015.26.0
Sep14° / 5611.30.312.53.8
Oct / 6812.449.90.7
Nov-2° / -7°4710.89.57.50.0
Dec-7° / -12°4411.913.46.10.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41783
51783
61783
71783
81783
91783
101783
111882
121783
131783
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281882

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Kirov gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 8 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 29% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13039
22939
32938
42837
52836
62735
72634
82634
92633
102533
112533
122533
132634
142634
152734
162735
172836
182937
193037
203138
213138
223239
233339
243339
253339
263439
273439
283438

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
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11100
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15100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
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2013light breeze
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2713light breeze
2813light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:02 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 3:48 PM to 4:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:023:48
27.88:003:50
37.97:583:52
48.07:563:55
58.17:543:57
68.17:514:00
78.27:494:02
88.37:474:05
98.47:454:07
108.57:424:10
118.57:404:12
128.67:374:14
138.77:354:17
148.87:334:19
158.97:304:22
168.97:284:24
179.07:254:27
189.17:224:29
199.27:204:32
209.37:174:34
219.47:154:37
229.57:124:39
239.57:094:42
249.67:074:44
259.77:044:46
269.87:014:49
279.96:594:51
2810.06:564:54

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.6Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Kirov?

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 Kirov.

What to pack for Kirov in February

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

In February, Kirov sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -14°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kirov 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 Kirov peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kirov?

Kirov sits at 58.6°N, 49.7°E, 179 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kirovo-Chepetsk, 22 km away.

Topography around Kirov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m.

The land around Kirov is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
206 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Kirovo-Chepetsk 22 km · Slobodskoy 33 km · Kotel’nich 84 km · Sovetsk 120 km · Omutninsk 147 km · Yaransk 178 km · Glazov 182 km · Shakhun’ya 206 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 Kirov (58.5981°, 49.6578°, elevation 179 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).