Onega weather in February

In February, Onega sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 30 min at the start of February to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Onega's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Onega's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
1st coldest
Precipitation
27 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:42 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover
87%
9th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Onega is town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
528/km²
people per km²
Founded
1137

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 -8°C in the first days to -5°C by the end.

A typical February day in Onega reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 4°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 on par with January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Onega

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.

Onega 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-7° / -11°3710.113.150.0
Feb-7° / -11°278.510.580.0
Mar-3° / -8°308.49.711.20.0
Apr / -3°338.6514.60.0
May / 5210.2217.81.8
Jun14° / 5810.30.1204.0
Jul18° / 12°6511.2019.15.6
Aug16° / 11°7811.70164.9
Sep12° / 8213.70.212.72.7
Oct / 8115.24.59.30.3
Nov-1° / -4°5413.211.16.10.0
Dec-4° / -8°4612.414.340.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Onega gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 30% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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417light breeze
517light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

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Daylight runs from about 6 h 30 min at the start of February to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 174 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 9:25 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 3:57 PM to 5:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.59:253:57
26.69:224:00
36.79:194:03
46.89:164:07
56.99:134:10
67.19:104:13
77.29:074:17
87.39:044:20
97.49:014:23
107.58:584:26
117.68:554:30
127.78:514:33
137.88:484:36
147.98:454:40
158.08:424:43
168.18:384:46
178.28:354:49
188.38:324:53
198.58:284:56
208.68:254:59
218.78:225:02
228.88:185:05
238.98:155:09
249.08:115:12
259.18:085:15
269.28:055:18
279.38:015:21
289.47:585:24

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 0.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 0.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Onega?

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
5th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Onega.

What to pack for Onega in February

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

In February, Onega sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Onega 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 23 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.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Onega in February

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Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Onega peaks around July 12 at about 5 (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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 12UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
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Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Onega?

Onega sits at 63.9°N, 38.1°E, 21 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Severodvinsk, 111 km away.

Topography around Onega

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Onega has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 362 m.

The land around Onega is covered by trees (47%) and water (24%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
163 m
80 km
362 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Severodvinsk 111 km · Yagry 113 km · Isakogorka 138 km · Arkhangel’sk 138 km · Novodvinsk 143 km · Mirnyy 169 km · Segezha 186 km · Medvezh’yegorsk 212 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 Onega (63.9057°, 38.0994°, elevation 21 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).