Nerekhta weather in February

In February, Nerekhta sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of February to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Nerekhta's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nerekhta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:02 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
85%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nerekhta is town in Nerekhtsky District, Kostroma Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,491/km²
people per km²
Founded
1214

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 -7°C in the first days to -3°C by the end.

A typical February day in Nerekhta reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -13°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 6°C cooler than March.

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

How February really feels in Nerekhta

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.

Nerekhta 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-6° / -11°3810.612.170.0
Feb-5° / -11°298.29.590.0
Mar / -6°338.77.811.40.0
Apr10° / 409.22.613.92.1
May17° / 5811.10.216.25.3
Jun21° / 11°7812.2017.66.0
Jul23° / 14°7412.50176.4
Aug21° / 12°6811.90156.1
Sep15° / 6210.90.212.54.3
Oct / 6111.83.2101.1
Nov-0° / -4°4610.47.27.70.0
Dec-4° / -9°3910.5116.40.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31288
41387
51486
61486
71585
81585
91783
101783
111783
121783
131684
141684
151684
161684
171684
181585
191684
201684
211684
221684
231783
241783
251783
261882
271981
281981

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Nerekhta gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13339
23238
33237
43136
53035
62934
72934
82833
92832
102832
112732
122732
132732
142832
152833
162933
172934
183035
193135
203135
213135
223135
233235
243235
253134
263134
273133
283132

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours at the start of February to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:32 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.08:324:30
28.08:304:32
38.18:284:35
48.28:264:37
58.28:244:39
68.38:224:42
78.48:204:44
88.58:184:46
98.58:164:48
108.68:144:51
118.78:114:53
128.88:094:55
138.98:074:58
148.98:045:00
159.08:025:02
169.18:005:05
179.27:575:07
189.27:555:10
199.37:525:12
209.47:505:14
219.57:475:17
229.67:455:19
239.67:425:21
249.77:405:23
259.87:375:26
269.97:355:28
2710.07:325:30
2810.17:295:33

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.7Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Nerekhta?

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
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nerekhta.

What to pack for Nerekhta in February

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

In February, Nerekhta sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Nerekhta 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 Nerekhta peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nerekhta?

Nerekhta sits at 57.5°N, 40.6°E, 105 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Volgorechensk, 35 km away.

Topography around Nerekhta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nerekhta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m.

The land around Nerekhta is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (47%), grassland (31%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
107 m
80 km
166 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Volgorechensk 35 km · Furmanov 39 km · Kostroma 40 km · Privolzhsk 44 km · Yaroslavl 46 km · Gavrilov-Yam 46 km · Ivanovo 56 km · Kokhma 66 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 Nerekhta (57.4579°, 40.5717°, elevation 105 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).