Magadan weather in February

In February, Magadan sees average daytime highs of -15°C and overnight lows near -19°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 3.6 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -16°C in the first days to -14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of February to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Magadan's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magadan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -15°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -19°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 13 mm; 3.6 wet days
Daylight: 8 h 42 min; 7:49 AM – 4:33 PM
Cloud cover: 77%; 10th clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 1.38 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Magadan is city in northeastern Russia.

Density: 315/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1929

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 -16°C in the first days to -14°C by the end.

A typical February day in Magadan reaches about -15°C in the afternoon and slips back to -19°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -22°C and -8°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 5°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)	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14
Avg low (°C)	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-18	-18	-18	-18

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

How February really feels in Magadan

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.

Magadan 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-15° / -19°	17	4.6	6.3	6.5	0.0
Feb	-15° / -19°	13	3.6	4.9	8.7	0.0
Mar	-10° / -15°	23	5.6	7.2	11.3	0.0
Apr	-3° / -8°	26	5.5	6.6	14.1	0.0
May	3° / -1°	41	6.8	4.5	16.7	0.0
Jun	8° / 5°	54	7.8	0.1	18.2	1.1
Jul	12° / 9°	72	8.7	0	17.6	3.0
Aug	13° / 11°	107	10.6	0	15.3	3.5
Sep	9° / 7°	84	9.7	0.5	12.6	1.9
Oct	2° / -1°	64	9.6	5.9	9.8	0.0
Nov	-7° / -10°	54	8.4	9.8	7.3	0.0
Dec	-13° / -16°	23	5.6	7.5	5.8	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	16	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	27	27	28	29	30	31	32	32	32
Cloudier (%)	84	83	83	83	83	82	81	81	81	81	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	75	73	73	72	71	70	69	68	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	18	82
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	24	76
19	25	75
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	28	72
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	31	69
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Magadan gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 3.6 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 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 5 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 (%)	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16
Snow chance (%)	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21

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

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 21 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of February to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 138 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:23 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 3:57 PM to 5:07 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)	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.9	8.0	8.1	8.1	8.2	8.3	8.4	8.5	8.6	8.6	8.7	8.8	8.9	9.0	9.1	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.5	9.6	9.7	9.8	9.9
Sunrise (AM)	8:23	8:21	8:19	8:16	8:14	8:12	8:09	8:07	8:05	8:02	8:00	7:57	7:55	7:52	7:49	7:47	7:44	7:41	7:39	7:36	7:33	7:31	7:28	7:25	7:22	7:19	7:17	7:14
Sunset (PM)	3:57	4:00	4:03	4:05	4:08	4:10	4:13	4:15	4:18	4:20	4:23	4:26	4:28	4:31	4:33	4:36	4:39	4:41	4:44	4:46	4:49	4:51	4:54	4:57	4:59	5:02	5:04	5:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	7.6	8:23	3:57
2	7.7	8:21	4:00
3	7.7	8:19	4:03
4	7.8	8:16	4:05
5	7.9	8:14	4:08
6	8.0	8:12	4:10
7	8.1	8:09	4:13
8	8.1	8:07	4:15
9	8.2	8:05	4:18
10	8.3	8:02	4:20
11	8.4	8:00	4:23
12	8.5	7:57	4:26
13	8.6	7:55	4:28
14	8.6	7:52	4:31
15	8.7	7:49	4:33
16	8.8	7:47	4:36
17	8.9	7:44	4:39
18	9.0	7:41	4:41
19	9.1	7:39	4:44
20	9.2	7:36	4:46
21	9.3	7:33	4:49
22	9.3	7:31	4:51
23	9.4	7:28	4:54
24	9.5	7:25	4:57
25	9.6	7:22	4:59
26	9.7	7:19	5:02
27	9.8	7:17	5:04
28	9.9	7:14	5:07

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 1.38 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)	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	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	2.0	2.1
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.8	Dim
2	0.9	Dim
3	0.9	Dim
4	0.9	Dim
5	1.0	Dim
6	1.0	Dim
7	1.1	Dim
8	1.1	Dim
9	1.1	Dim
10	1.2	Dim
11	1.2	Dim
12	1.3	Dim
13	1.3	Dim
14	1.4	Dim
15	1.4	Dim
16	1.4	Dim
17	1.5	Dim
18	1.5	Dim
19	1.6	Dim
20	1.6	Dim
21	1.7	Dim
22	1.7	Dim
23	1.8	Dim
24	1.8	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	2.0	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Magadan

In seasonPeak

None of Magadan's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Magadan's rainy season runs June–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Magadan?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Magadan.

What to pack for Magadan in February

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

In February, Magadan sees daytime highs around -15°C and nights near -19°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Magadan in February

The nearest coast averages about -1°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 13°C and coldest in February near -1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	-1	-1	-1	-1	1	6	12	13	10	5	2	0
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	-1	Bracing
Feb	-1	Bracing
Mar	-1	Bracing
Apr	-1	Bracing
May	1	Bracing
Jun	6	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	13	Bracing
Sep	10	Bracing
Oct	5	Bracing
Nov	2	Bracing
Dec	0	Bracing

UV index in Magadan 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 Magadan peaks around July 13 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Magadan?

Magadan sits at 59.6°N, 150.8°E, 71 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Okha, 818 km away.

Topography around Magadan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magadan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,530 m.

The land around Magadan is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

417 m

trees 46%

16 km

853 m

trees 47%

80 km

1,530 m

water 41%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen

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

February weather nearby: Okha 818 km · Yelizovo 847 km · Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 868 km · Vilyuchinsk 873 km · Nikolayevsk-on-Amure 944 km · Yakutsk 1,170 km · Poronaysk 1,252 km · Komsomolsk-on-Amur 1,327 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 Magadan (59.5627°, 150.8021°, elevation 71 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	18	82
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	24	76
19	25	75
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	28	72
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	31	69
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68

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

	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	-16	-19
2	-16	-19
3	-16	-19
4	-16	-19
5	-16	-19
6	-16	-19
7	-16	-19
8	-16	-19
9	-16	-19
10	-16	-19
11	-16	-19
12	-16	-19
13	-15	-19
14	-15	-19
15	-15	-19
16	-15	-19
17	-15	-19
18	-15	-19
19	-15	-19
20	-15	-19
21	-15	-19
22	-15	-19
23	-15	-19
24	-14	-19
25	-14	-18
26	-14	-18
27	-14	-18
28	-14	-18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	18	82
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	24	76
19	25	75
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	28	72
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	31	69
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68

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

	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	-16	-19
2	-16	-19
3	-16	-19
4	-16	-19
5	-16	-19
6	-16	-19
7	-16	-19
8	-16	-19
9	-16	-19
10	-16	-19
11	-16	-19
12	-16	-19
13	-15	-19
14	-15	-19
15	-15	-19
16	-15	-19
17	-15	-19
18	-15	-19
19	-15	-19
20	-15	-19
21	-15	-19
22	-15	-19
23	-15	-19
24	-14	-19
25	-14	-18
26	-14	-18
27	-14	-18
28	-14	-18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	18	82
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	24	76
19	25	75
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	28	72
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	31	69
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68

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

	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