Orël weather in February

In February, Orël sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -1°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 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Orël's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orël's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
1st coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:06 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
85%
9th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Orël is town and administrative center of Oryol Oblast in central Russia.

Density
2,506/km²
people per km²
Founded
1566

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 -4°C in the first days to -1°C by the end.

A typical February day in Orël reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°C and 3°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)
1-4-10
2-4-10
3-4-10
4-4-10
5-4-10
6-4-10
7-4-10
8-4-10
9-4-10
10-4-10
11-4-9
12-4-9
13-3-9
14-3-9
15-3-9
16-3-9
17-3-9
18-3-9
19-3-8
20-2-8
21-2-8
22-2-8
23-2-8
24-2-8
25-2-7
26-1-7
27-1-7
28-1-7

How February really feels in Orël

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.

Orël 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-4° / -9°389.610.27.90.0
Feb-3° / -9°368.68.49.50.0
Mar / -4°368.66.611.50.1
Apr12° / 449.11.213.63.1
May19° / 5610.80.115.56.0
Jun22° / 12°6611.5016.66.4
Jul24° / 14°8212.6016.26.5
Aug23° / 13°609.5014.57.0
Sep17° / 5790.112.45.5
Oct10° / 569.81.310.32.2
Nov / -2°428.64.68.40.0
Dec-2° / -7°4110.19.37.40.0

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 4% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41288
51288
61288
71288
81288
91288
101288
111288
121387
131387
141387
151387
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281585

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Orël gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13234
23233
33233
43132
53132
63131
73030
83030
92930
102930
112930
122930
133030
143030
153030
163131
173131
183231
193232
203232
213332
223332
233331
243331
253331
263330
273330
283229

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
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 18 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
2318light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:30 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:305:08
28.78:295:10
38.78:275:12
48.88:255:14
58.98:245:16
68.98:225:18
79.08:205:20
89.08:195:21
99.18:175:23
109.28:155:25
119.28:135:27
129.38:115:29
139.48:105:31
149.48:085:33
159.58:065:35
169.68:045:37
179.68:025:39
189.78:005:41
199.77:585:43
209.87:565:45
219.97:535:46
2210.07:515:48
2310.07:495:50
2410.17:475:52
2510.27:455:54
2610.27:435:56
2710.37:415:58
2810.47:386:00

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
262.0Dim
272.0Moderate
282.1Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Orël?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Orël.

What to pack for Orël in February

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

In February, Orël sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Orël in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Orël peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Orël?

Orël sits at 53.0°N, 36.1°E, 176 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Mtsensk, 48 km away.

Topography around Orël

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orël has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m.

The land around Orël is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, cropland (45%), trees (24%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Mtsensk 48 km · Karachev 75 km · Zheleznogorsk 85 km · Belëv 94 km · Plavsk 115 km · Livny 119 km · Kozel’sk 120 km · Bryansk 122 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 Orël (52.9688°, 36.0791°, elevation 176 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).