Otradnaya in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Otradnaya sees average daytime highs around 3°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 124 mm of precipitation over about 27 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 3°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Otradnaya's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Otradnaya's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
3°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-5°C
Precipitation
124 mm
27 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Otradnaya in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 3°C.

A typical winter day in Otradnaya reaches about 3°C and drops to -5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-20°-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Otradnaya

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Otradnaya weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°419.27.290.0
Feb / -5°368.15.510.10.1
Mar / -1°5911.75.511.61.7
Apr15° / 7512.60.913.24.3
May20° / 10°10815.10.114.65.6
Jun24° / 14°11013.8015.36.3
Jul27° / 16°7610.10156.6
Aug27° / 16°679.8013.86.7
Sep23° / 11°719.2012.37.1
Oct16° / 648.70.510.85.3
Nov / 508.82.89.41.8
Dec / -4°469.568.70.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Otradnaya gets around 124 mm of rain and snow over 27 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 11 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min in early December to 10 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Otradnaya?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Otradnaya.

What to pack for Otradnaya in Winter

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

In winter, Otradnaya sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

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UV index in Otradnaya in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Otradnaya peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Otradnaya in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Otradnaya is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1816 µg/m³Dec 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Otradnaya?

Otradnaya sits at 44.4°N, 41.5°E, 431 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kochubeyevskoye, 38 km away.

Topography around Otradnaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Otradnaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 465 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,133 m.

The land around Otradnaya is covered by cropland (41%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
442 m
80 km
2,133 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Kochubeyevskoye 38 km · Nevinnomyssk 43 km · Cherkessk 46 km · Ust’-Dzheguta 50 km · Mostovskoy 58 km · Zelenchukskaya 60 km · Labinsk 68 km · Armavir 75 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 Otradnaya (44.3932°, 41.5193°, elevation 431 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.