Lensk weather in February

In February, Lensk sees average daytime highs of -19°C and overnight lows near -28°C, with 11 mm of precipitation across 3.7 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -22°C in the first days to -15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 18 min at the start of February to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Lensk's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lensk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-28°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
11 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
9:18 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
83%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Lensk is human settlement in Sakha Republic, Russia.

Density
484/km²
people per km²
Founded
1663

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 -22°C in the first days to -15°C by the end.

A typical February day in Lensk reaches about -19°C in the afternoon and slips back to -28°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -29°C and -9°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 5°C warmer than January and about 11°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-22-29
2-22-29
3-22-29
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5-21-29
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18-18-27
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20-18-27
21-17-27
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25-16-26
26-15-25
27-15-25
28-14-25

How February really feels in Lensk

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.

Lensk 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-24° / -31°124.88.96.20.0
Feb-19° / -28°113.76.98.50.0
Mar-8° / -19°155.57.511.30.0
Apr / -9°205.96.314.20.1
May12° / 419.42.616.92.9
Jun21° / 499.70.118.66.2
Jul23° / 12°6710.8017.96.6
Aug20° / 6010.7015.55.9
Sep10° / 49102.512.62.2
Oct-2° / -8°339.39.89.70.0
Nov-16° / -23°267.811.370.0
Dec-24° / -31°144.88.35.40.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21288
31288
41288
51387
61486
71585
81585
91684
101783
111783
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262080
272080
282080

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Lensk gets around 11 mm of rain and snow over 3.7 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 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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271422
281423

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 (%)
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28100

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1210calm
1310calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min at the start of February to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 150 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 9:54 AM to 8:40 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.39:545:14
27.49:525:16
37.59:495:19
47.69:475:22
57.79:445:24
67.89:425:27
77.89:395:30
87.99:375:33
98.09:345:35
108.19:315:38
118.29:295:41
128.39:265:44
138.49:235:46
148.59:215:49
158.69:185:52
168.79:155:55
178.79:125:57
188.89:106:00
198.99:076:03
209.09:046:05
219.19:016:08
229.28:586:11
239.38:556:14
249.48:526:16
259.58:496:19
269.68:466:22
279.78:436:24
289.88:406:27

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.15 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
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.8Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Lensk?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lensk.

What to pack for Lensk in February

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

In February, Lensk sees daytime highs around -19°C and nights near -28°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Lensk 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 Lensk peaks around June 9 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowModerateLowJun 9UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul0Low
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Lensk 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 Lensk is worst in July — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 30.9× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2331 µg/m³Dec 181 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb3Good
Mar5Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun10Good
Jul31Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct5Good
Nov2Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lensk?

Lensk sits at 60.7°N, 114.9°E, 192 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Mirny, 208 km away.

AykhalAldanUdachnySeverobaykal’skUst’-KutNeryungri

Topography around Lensk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lensk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m around an average of 183 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 726 m.

The land around Lensk is covered by trees (52%) and water (20%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
234 m
16 km
415 m
80 km
726 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Mirny 208 km · Bodaybo 322 km · Aykhal 604 km · Aldan 632 km · Udachny 647 km · Severobaykal’sk 654 km · Ust’-Kut 684 km · Neryungri 723 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 Lensk (60.7238°, 114.9345°, elevation 192 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).