Kurgan weather in February

In February, Kurgan sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 15 mm of precipitation across 4.5 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -11°C in the first days to -7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of February to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kurgan's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kurgan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -9°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -18°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 15 mm; 4.5 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 12 min; 8:16 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 8th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 1.6 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Kurgan is city in eastern Russia.

Density: 787/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1679

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -11°C in the first days to -7°C by the end.

A typical February day in Kurgan reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -18°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 8°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6
Avg low (°C)	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-18	-18	-18	-18	-18	-18	-18	-18	-18	-17	-17	-17	-17	-16	-16	-16	-16	-15	-15	-15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-11	-19
2	-11	-19
3	-11	-19
4	-11	-19
5	-11	-19
6	-11	-19
7	-11	-19
8	-11	-19
9	-10	-18
10	-10	-18
11	-10	-18
12	-10	-18
13	-10	-18
14	-10	-18
15	-9	-18
16	-9	-18
17	-9	-18
18	-9	-17
19	-9	-17
20	-8	-17
21	-8	-17
22	-8	-16
23	-7	-16
24	-7	-16
25	-7	-16
26	-6	-15
27	-6	-15
28	-6	-15

How February really feels in Kurgan

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Kurgan 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-12° / -19°	17	5.4	6.6	7.5	0.0
Feb	-9° / -18°	15	4.5	5.8	9.2	0.0
Mar	-1° / -10°	23	6.2	6.2	11.4	0.0
Apr	10° / 0°	28	6.8	2	13.8	2.4
May	19° / 7°	43	8.3	0.3	15.9	6.2
Jun	23° / 12°	53	9.6	0	17.1	6.8
Jul	25° / 14°	78	11.2	0	16.6	6.7
Aug	22° / 12°	54	10.4	0	14.8	6.5
Sep	16° / 7°	43	8.8	0.1	12.5	4.9
Oct	8° / 0°	36	8.6	3.1	10.1	1.4
Nov	-3° / -9°	27	6.8	6.3	8	0.0
Dec	-10° / -16°	23	6.6	7.8	6.9	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	32	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Cloudier (%)	73	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	72	71	71	70	70	69	68	68	68	68	66	66	66	66	66	66	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Kurgan gets around 15 mm of rain and snow over 4.5 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15
Snow chance (%)	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	17	21
2	17	21
3	17	22
4	18	22
5	18	22
6	18	22
7	18	22
8	17	22
9	17	22
10	17	22
11	17	22
12	16	22
13	16	22
14	16	21
15	15	21
16	15	21
17	15	20
18	14	20
19	14	19
20	14	19
21	14	19
22	14	18
23	14	18
24	14	18
25	14	17
26	14	17
27	15	17
28	15	17

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 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 114 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:44 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 5:01 PM to 5:58 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	8.3	8.3	8.4	8.5	8.5	8.6	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.2
Sunrise (AM)	8:44	8:42	8:40	8:38	8:36	8:34	8:33	8:31	8:29	8:27	8:25	8:23	8:20	8:18	8:16	8:14	8:12	8:10	8:07	8:05	8:03	8:00	7:58	7:56	7:53	7:51	7:48	7:46
Sunset (PM)	5:01	5:03	5:05	5:07	5:09	5:11	5:13	5:15	5:17	5:20	5:22	5:24	5:26	5:28	5:30	5:32	5:35	5:37	5:39	5:41	5:43	5:45	5:47	5:50	5:52	5:54	5:56	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.3	8:44	5:01
2	8.3	8:42	5:03
3	8.4	8:40	5:05
4	8.5	8:38	5:07
5	8.5	8:36	5:09
6	8.6	8:34	5:11
7	8.7	8:33	5:13
8	8.7	8:31	5:15
9	8.8	8:29	5:17
10	8.9	8:27	5:20
11	9.0	8:25	5:22
12	9.0	8:23	5:24
13	9.1	8:20	5:26
14	9.2	8:18	5:28
15	9.2	8:16	5:30
16	9.3	8:14	5:32
17	9.4	8:12	5:35
18	9.5	8:10	5:37
19	9.5	8:07	5:39
20	9.6	8:05	5:41
21	9.7	8:03	5:43
22	9.7	8:00	5:45
23	9.8	7:58	5:47
24	9.9	7:56	5:50
25	10.0	7:53	5:52
26	10.0	7:51	5:54
27	10.1	7:48	5:56
28	10.2	7:46	5:58

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.1	Dim
2	1.1	Dim
3	1.1	Dim
4	1.2	Dim
5	1.2	Dim
6	1.3	Dim
7	1.3	Dim
8	1.3	Dim
9	1.4	Dim
10	1.4	Dim
11	1.4	Dim
12	1.5	Dim
13	1.5	Dim
14	1.6	Dim
15	1.6	Dim
16	1.7	Dim
17	1.7	Dim
18	1.8	Dim
19	1.8	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	2.0	Dim
24	2.0	Moderate
25	2.1	Moderate
26	2.1	Moderate
27	2.2	Moderate
28	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Kurgan?

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

8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kurgan.

What to pack for Kurgan in February

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

In February, Kurgan sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -18°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kurgan 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 Kurgan peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 0 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	4	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	6	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Air quality in Kurgan 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 Kurgan is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	8	10	18	15	9	14	10	7	9	7	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	18	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	9	Good
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	10	Good
Sep	7	Good
Oct	9	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kurgan?

Kurgan sits at 55.4°N, 65.3°E, 80 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kurtamysh, 83 km away.

Topography around Kurgan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kurgan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m.

The land around Kurgan is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), trees (30%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

35 m

artificial surfaces 67%

16 km

102 m

trees 49%

80 km

128 m

grassland 41%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← January Kurgan year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Kurtamysh 83 km · Shadrinsk 128 km · Shumikha 132 km · Zavodoukovsk 139 km · Yalutorovsk 146 km · Borovskiy 179 km · Tyumen 190 km · Kataysk 196 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

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 Kurgan (55.449°, 65.3434°, elevation 80 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-11	-19
2	-11	-19
3	-11	-19
4	-11	-19
5	-11	-19
6	-11	-19
7	-11	-19
8	-11	-19
9	-10	-18
10	-10	-18
11	-10	-18
12	-10	-18
13	-10	-18
14	-10	-18
15	-9	-18
16	-9	-18
17	-9	-18
18	-9	-17
19	-9	-17
20	-8	-17
21	-8	-17
22	-8	-16
23	-7	-16
24	-7	-16
25	-7	-16
26	-6	-15
27	-6	-15
28	-6	-15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	17	21
2	17	21
3	17	22
4	18	22
5	18	22
6	18	22
7	18	22
8	17	22
9	17	22
10	17	22
11	17	22
12	16	22
13	16	22
14	16	21
15	15	21
16	15	21
17	15	20
18	14	20
19	14	19
20	14	19
21	14	19
22	14	18
23	14	18
24	14	18
25	14	17
26	14	17
27	15	17
28	15	17

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-11	-19
2	-11	-19
3	-11	-19
4	-11	-19
5	-11	-19
6	-11	-19
7	-11	-19
8	-11	-19
9	-10	-18
10	-10	-18
11	-10	-18
12	-10	-18
13	-10	-18
14	-10	-18
15	-9	-18
16	-9	-18
17	-9	-18
18	-9	-17
19	-9	-17
20	-8	-17
21	-8	-17
22	-8	-16
23	-7	-16
24	-7	-16
25	-7	-16
26	-6	-15
27	-6	-15
28	-6	-15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	17	21
2	17	21
3	17	22
4	18	22
5	18	22
6	18	22
7	18	22
8	17	22
9	17	22
10	17	22
11	17	22
12	16	22
13	16	22
14	16	21
15	15	21
16	15	21
17	15	20
18	14	20
19	14	19
20	14	19
21	14	19
22	14	18
23	14	18
24	14	18
25	14	17
26	14	17
27	15	17
28	15	17

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-11	-19
2	-11	-19
3	-11	-19
4	-11	-19
5	-11	-19
6	-11	-19
7	-11	-19
8	-11	-19
9	-10	-18
10	-10	-18
11	-10	-18
12	-10	-18
13	-10	-18
14	-10	-18
15	-9	-18
16	-9	-18
17	-9	-18
18	-9	-17
19	-9	-17
20	-8	-17
21	-8	-17
22	-8	-16
23	-7	-16
24	-7	-16
25	-7	-16
26	-6	-15
27	-6	-15
28	-6	-15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	17	21
2	17	21
3	17	22
4	18	22
5	18	22
6	18	22
7	18	22
8	17	22
9	17	22
10	17	22
11	17	22
12	16	22
13	16	22
14	16	21
15	15	21
16	15	21
17	15	20
18	14	20
19	14	19
20	14	19
21	14	19
22	14	18
23	14	18
24	14	18
25	14	17
26	14	17
27	15	17
28	15	17

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100