Nizhnekamsk weather in February

In February, Nizhnekamsk sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -5°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 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 Nizhnekamsk's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nizhnekamsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-14°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:11 AM – 4:24 PM
Cloud cover
80%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nizhnekamsk is city in Tatarstan, Russia.

Density
3,690/km²
people per km²
Founded
1961

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 -9°C in the first days to -5°C by the end.

A typical February day in Nizhnekamsk reaches about -8°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 -16°C and -0°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 7°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Nizhnekamsk

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.

Nizhnekamsk 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° / -14°349.7127.40.0
Feb-8° / -14°2889.69.20.0
Mar-1° / -8°328.38.611.40.0
Apr10° / 347.3213.82.2
May19° / 449.20.215.96.1
Jun23° / 12°5710017.16.7
Jul25° / 14°5910.7016.66.9
Aug22° / 13°649.6014.86.7
Sep16° / 519.80.112.54.9
Oct / 5110.72.410.11.3
Nov-1° / -6°429.87.880.0
Dec-7° / -12°3810.111.56.90.0

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 5% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21783
31783
41684
51684
61783
71783
81783
91783
101783
111783
121783
131783
141783
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222080
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272179
282179

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Nizhnekamsk gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 8 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13138
23138
33138
43037
53037
63036
73036
83036
92936
102936
112935
122935
132935
142935
152835
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212834
222834
232834
242833
252833
262833
272832
282832

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
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11100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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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 7:39 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 3:54 PM to 4:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:393:54
28.37:373:56
38.47:353:58
48.57:334:00
58.57:314:02
68.67:294:04
78.77:274:07
88.77:254:09
98.87:234:11
108.97:214:13
118.97:194:15
129.07:174:17
139.17:154:19
149.17:134:22
159.27:114:24
169.37:094:26
179.47:064:28
189.47:044:30
199.57:024:32
209.67:004:35
219.76:574:37
229.76:554:39
239.86:534:41
249.96:504:43
2510.06:484:45
2610.06:454:47
2710.16:434:50
2810.26:414:52

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
272.0Dim
282.0Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Nizhnekamsk?

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 Nizhnekamsk.

What to pack for Nizhnekamsk in February

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

In February, Nizhnekamsk sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -14°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 Nizhnekamsk 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 Nizhnekamsk peaks around June 22 at about 5 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nizhnekamsk?

Nizhnekamsk sits at 55.6°N, 51.8°E, 126 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yelabuga, 20 km away.

Topography around Nizhnekamsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nizhnekamsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 110 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m.

The land around Nizhnekamsk is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), trees (32%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), trees (28%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
261 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Yelabuga 20 km · Zainsk 39 km · Naberezhnyye Chelny 39 km · Mendeleyevsk 42 km · Chistopol’ 80 km · Vyatskiye Polyany 81 km · Menzelinsk 81 km · Kukmor 84 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 Nizhnekamsk (55.6379°, 51.815°, elevation 126 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).