Orsk weather in February

In February, Orsk sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 5.7 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 -10°C in the first days to -6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Orsk's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:31 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Orsk is human settlement in Orsk Urban Okrug, Orenburg Oblast, Russia.

Density
397/km²
people per km²
Founded
1735

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 -10°C in the first days to -6°C by the end.

A typical February day in Orsk reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°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)
1-10-17
2-10-17
3-10-17
4-9-17
5-9-17
6-9-17
7-9-17
8-9-17
9-9-17
10-9-17
11-9-17
12-9-17
13-9-17
14-9-17
15-9-17
16-8-16
17-8-16
18-8-16
19-8-16
20-8-16
21-7-16
22-7-16
23-7-15
24-7-15
25-7-15
26-6-15
27-6-14
28-6-14

How February really feels in Orsk

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.

Orsk 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-10° / -16°236.47.88.20.0
Feb-8° / -16°225.76.79.60.0
Mar-1° / -10°297.4611.50.0
Apr12° / 356.71.713.53.4
May21° / 357.60.115.36.9
Jun26° / 14°296.1016.37.3
Jul28° / 16°427.6015.96.9
Aug26° / 14°295.5014.47.5
Sep20° / 214.8012.46.9
Oct11° / 316.51.610.42.8
Nov-0° / -7°256.14.88.70.0
Dec-7° / -14°256.77.97.70.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21783
31783
41783
51981
61981
71981
81981
91981
101981
112080
122080
132278
142278
152377
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182575
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202674
212674
222674
232674
242773
252773
262773
272773
282773

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Orsk gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 5.7 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12327
22327
32327
42227
52226
62226
72226
82225
92225
102125
112125
122124
132124
142024
152023
162023
171923
181923
191922
201922
211822
221822
231821
241821
251821
261820
271820
281820

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
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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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
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 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 h 30 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 8:54 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.98:545:45
28.98:535:47
39.08:515:49
49.08:505:50
59.18:485:52
69.18:475:54
79.28:455:56
89.28:435:57
99.38:425:59
109.38:406:01
119.48:386:03
129.58:376:05
139.58:356:06
149.68:336:08
159.68:316:10
169.78:296:12
179.88:286:14
189.88:266:15
199.98:246:17
2010.08:226:19
2110.08:206:21
2210.18:186:23
2310.18:166:24
2410.28:146:26
2510.38:126:28
2610.38:106:30
2710.48:086:31
2810.58:066:33

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
132.0Dim
142.0Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.7Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Orsk?

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 Orsk.

What to pack for Orsk in February

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

In February, Orsk sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Orsk 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 Orsk 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
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Orsk?

Orsk sits at 51.2°N, 58.5°E, 207 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Novotroitsk, 13 km away.

Topography around Orsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 215 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m.

The land around Orsk is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
420 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Novotroitsk 13 km · Gay 27 km · Mednogorsk 65 km · Kuvandyk 83 km · Yasnyy 99 km · Khromtau 109 km · Aktobe 139 km · Baymak 152 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 Orsk (51.2321°, 58.488°, elevation 207 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).