Kotovo in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Kotovo sees average daytime highs around -4°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 99 mm of precipitation over about 24 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 -4°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
-4°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-10°C
Precipitation
99 mm
24 wet days
Avg wind
16 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Kotovo in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -4°C.

A typical winter day in Kotovo reaches about -4°C and drops to -10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

-20°-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Kotovo

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
90 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Kotovo 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-5° / -10°368.99.28.30.0
Feb-4° / -11°297.27.19.70.0
Mar / -5°3585.311.50.1
Apr14° / 397.40.813.54.1
May21° / 10°407.6015.26.9
Jun26° / 15°417.5016.17.1
Jul29° / 17°397.1015.76.4
Aug28° / 16°245.1014.37.1
Sep21° / 395.8012.47.0
Oct12° / 367.80.510.53.3
Nov / -3°3073.58.80.1
Dec-3° / -8°358.17.77.90.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Kotovo gets around 99 mm of rain and snow over 24 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%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 16 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min in early December to 10 h 30 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 1.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Kotovo?

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 Kotovo.

What to pack for Kotovo in Winter

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

In winter, Kotovo sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kotovo in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kotovo peaks around July 14 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kotovo 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 Kotovo is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Jun 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr11Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug7Good
Sep7Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kotovo?

Kotovo sits at 50.3°N, 44.8°E, 126 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kamyshin, 50 km away.

Topography around Kotovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kotovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m.

The land around Kotovo is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
347 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Kamyshin 50 km · Nikolayevsk 56 km · Zhirnovsk 74 km · Krasnoarmeysk 100 km · Frolovo 103 km · Yelan’ 103 km · Mikhaylovka 116 km · Kalininsk 134 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 Kotovo (50.3157°, 44.81°, elevation 126 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.