Orenburg weather in February

In February, Orenburg sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-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 17% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Orenburg's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orenburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
1st coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:46 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Orenburg is city in the south of Russia.

Density
2,181/km²
people per km²
Founded
1743

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 Orenburg reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 8°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)
1-8-16
2-8-16
3-8-16
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8-8-16
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20-7-15
21-6-15
22-6-14
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24-6-14
25-6-14
26-5-13
27-5-13
28-5-13

How February really feels in Orenburg

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.

Orenburg weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -15°338.710.38.10.0
Feb-7° / -15°286.67.49.60.0
Mar-0° / -9°337.96.511.50.0
Apr13° / 337.11.213.63.7
May22° / 357.5015.47.1
Jun27° / 14°357016.47.1
Jul28° / 16°326.70166.4
Aug27° / 14°275.7014.47.2
Sep20° / 296.2012.46.8
Oct11° / 377.60.910.42.9
Nov / -6°327.658.60.0
Dec-6° / -13°348.297.60.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52278
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112179
122179
132278
142377
152377
162377
172377
182476
192476
202575
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252674
262674
272674
282575

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Orenburg gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12833
22733
32732
42732
52732
62631
72631
82530
92529
102529
112428
122427
132326
142326
152225
162224
172124
182123
192123
202123
212122
222122
232122
242122
252122
262123
272223
282223

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 15 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
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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2715light breeze
2815light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 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 96 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 9:10 AM to 8:20 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.89:105:57
28.89:085:58
38.99:076:00
48.99:056:02
59.09:046:04
69.19:026:06
79.19:006:07
89.28:596:09
99.28:576:11
109.38:556:13
119.48:546:15
129.48:526:17
139.58:506:18
149.58:486:20
159.68:466:22
169.78:446:24
179.78:426:26
189.88:416:28
199.88:396:29
209.98:376:31
2110.08:356:33
2210.08:336:35
2310.18:316:37
2410.28:296:39
2510.28:266:40
2610.38:246:42
2710.48:226:44
2810.48:206:46

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
162.0Dim
172.0Moderate
182.0Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Orenburg?

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 Orenburg.

What to pack for Orenburg in February

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

In February, Orenburg sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Orenburg 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 Orenburg peaks around June 19 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Orenburg?

Orenburg sits at 51.8°N, 55.1°E, 124 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sol’-Iletsk, 68 km away.

Topography around Orenburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orenburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m.

The land around Orenburg is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
127 m
80 km
329 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Sol’-Iletsk 68 km · Saraktash 87 km · Kumertau 120 km · Meleuz 145 km · Sorochinsk 152 km · Kuvandyk 159 km · Aqsay 160 km · Mednogorsk 177 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 Orenburg (51.7671°, 55.0988°, elevation 124 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).