Kirovgrad weather in February

In February, Kirovgrad sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 4.7 wet days and about 9 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 -5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of February to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kirovgrad's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirovgrad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
16 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:44 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
79%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kirovgrad is human settlement in Kirovgrad Urban Okrug, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,268/km²
people per km²
Founded
1661

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 -5°C by the end.

A typical February day in Kirovgrad 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 -17°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 7°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-11-18
2-10-18
3-10-17
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27-5-13
28-5-13

How February really feels in Kirovgrad

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.

Kirovgrad 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-11° / -17°185.27.370.0
Feb-8° / -16°164.76.590.0
Mar-1° / -9°277.18.111.40.0
Apr / -2°398.34.113.91.3
May16° / 6011.11.216.24.6
Jun20° / 10°8613.60.117.65.7
Jul22° / 12°8912.90176.2
Aug19° / 10°8413.20155.4
Sep13° / 6011.40.412.53.4
Oct / -1°4510.15100.5
Nov-4° / -9°318.48.47.70.0
Dec-9° / -15°226.28.36.40.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21783
31783
41882
51882
61882
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112080
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Kirovgrad gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 4.7 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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61925
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281721

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
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Wind in February

Winds average 12 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
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours at the start of February to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 9:14 AM to 8:11 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.09:145:12
28.09:125:15
38.19:105:17
48.29:085:19
58.39:065:21
68.39:045:24
78.49:025:26
88.59:005:28
98.58:585:31
108.68:565:33
118.78:535:35
128.88:515:38
138.98:495:40
148.98:465:42
159.08:445:45
169.18:425:47
179.28:395:49
189.28:375:52
199.38:345:54
209.48:325:56
219.58:295:59
229.68:276:01
239.68:246:03
249.78:226:06
259.88:196:08
269.98:176:10
2710.08:146:13
2810.18:116:15

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.34 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
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
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191.5Dim
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231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
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281.9Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Kirovgrad?

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 Kirovgrad.

What to pack for Kirovgrad in February

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

In February, Kirovgrad sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kirovgrad 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 Kirovgrad peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Kirovgrad in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kirovgrad is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1917 µg/m³Dec 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb9Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kirovgrad?

Kirovgrad sits at 57.4°N, 60.1°E, 270 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nev’yansk, 11 km away.

Topography around Kirovgrad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirovgrad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 278 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 663 m.

The land around Kirovgrad is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
419 m
80 km
663 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Nev’yansk 11 km · Novoural’sk 20 km · Nizhny Tagil 55 km · Sredneuralsk 55 km · Pervouralsk 59 km · Verkhnyaya Pyshma 60 km · Talitsa 61 km · Revda 70 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 Kirovgrad (57.4313°, 60.0617°, elevation 270 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).