Kovdor weather in February

In February, Kovdor sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 7.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -10°C in the first days to -7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 12 min at the start of February to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kovdor's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kovdor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-14°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 12 min
9:37 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
84%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kovdor is human settlement in Kirovsk, Kirovsk Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,440/km²
people per km²
Founded
1953

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 -7°C by the end.

A typical February day in Kovdor reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -14°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -18°C and -0°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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28-6-13

How February really feels in Kovdor

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.

Kovdor 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°288.410.22.40.0
Feb-9° / -14°23797.10.0
Mar-3° / -10°287.79.811.10.0
Apr / -5°328.98.315.10.0
May / 5111.55.219.41.4
Jun14° / 7112.70.723.83.8
Jul18° / 10°8414.2021.95.0
Aug15° / 6912.5016.94.2
Sep10° / 5510.91.212.81.9
Oct / -2°5310.86.78.80.0
Nov-3° / -8°359.610.44.40.0
Dec-6° / -11°329.411.40.20.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Kovdor gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 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 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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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
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 12 min at the start of February to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 222 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 10:36 AM to 8:43 AM, and sunset from 3:47 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.210:363:47
25.310:323:51
35.510:283:56
45.610:244:00
55.810:194:05
65.910:154:09
76.010:114:14
86.210:074:18
96.310:034:23
106.59:584:27
116.69:544:31
126.89:504:35
136.99:464:40
147.09:424:44
157.29:374:48
167.39:334:52
177.59:294:56
187.69:255:00
197.79:215:04
207.99:175:08
218.09:125:12
228.19:085:16
238.39:045:20
248.49:005:24
258.58:565:28
268.78:525:32
278.88:475:36
288.98:435:40

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 0.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 0.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Kovdor?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kovdor.

What to pack for Kovdor in February

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

In February, Kovdor sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -14°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kovdor in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kovdor peaks around July 14 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 14UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Low
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kovdor?

Kovdor sits at 67.6°N, 30.5°E, 233 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Polyarnyye Zori, 89 km away.

Topography around Kovdor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kovdor has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 575 m around an average of 253 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,152 m.

The land around Kovdor is covered by trees (59%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
575 m
16 km
694 m
80 km
1,152 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
February weather nearby: Polyarnyye Zori 89 km · Kandalaksha 95 km · Monchegorsk 109 km · Apatity 125 km · Olenegorsk 133 km · Kirovsk 136 km · Murmansk 190 km · Nikel 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 Kovdor (67.5663°, 30.4777°, elevation 233 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).