Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky weather in February

In February, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 91 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -5°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -9°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 91 mm; 10.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 30 min; 8:56 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 6th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 1.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is city in far-eastern Russia.

Density: 500/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1740

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -5°C through the month.

A typical February day in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and -0°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4
Avg low (°C)	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-5	-9
2	-5	-9
3	-5	-9
4	-5	-9
5	-5	-9
6	-5	-9
7	-5	-9
8	-5	-9
9	-5	-9
10	-5	-9
11	-5	-9
12	-5	-9
13	-5	-9
14	-5	-9
15	-5	-9
16	-5	-9
17	-5	-9
18	-5	-9
19	-5	-9
20	-5	-9
21	-5	-9
22	-5	-9
23	-5	-9
24	-5	-9
25	-4	-9
26	-4	-8
27	-4	-8
28	-4	-8

How February really feels in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-6° / -9°	116	12.3	13.6	7.9	0.0
Feb	-5° / -9°	91	10.3	11.5	9.5	0.0
Mar	-2° / -6°	114	11.6	12.6	11.5	0.0
Apr	1° / -3°	96	10.1	10.9	13.6	0.0
May	5° / 1°	68	9	5.2	15.5	0.3
Jun	10° / 6°	63	9.9	0.2	16.6	2.1
Jul	13° / 10°	72	9.9	0	16.2	3.7
Aug	15° / 11°	107	10.9	0	14.5	4.2
Sep	12° / 8°	108	10.9	0.2	12.4	3.2
Oct	7° / 3°	139	12.5	3	10.3	0.9
Nov	1° / -3°	136	11.7	10	8.4	0.0
Dec	-5° / -8°	117	10.9	11.3	7.4	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	40	40	40	41	40	41	41	40	40	40
Cloudier (%)	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	63	63	62	62	61	61	61	61	60	59	59	60	60	60	59	60	59	59	60	60	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	38	62
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	40	60
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky gets around 91 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	38	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34
Snow chance (%)	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	43	43	42	41	40	39	39	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	46
2	42	46
3	42	46
4	42	46
5	42	46
6	41	45
7	41	45
8	40	45
9	40	44
10	39	43
11	38	43
12	37	42
13	36	41
14	36	40
15	35	39
16	35	39
17	34	38
18	34	37
19	33	37
20	33	37
21	33	37
22	33	37
23	33	37
24	33	37
25	33	37
26	34	37
27	34	38
28	34	38

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	18	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
15	18	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	18	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light 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 9:20 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:50 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	8.6	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.3	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	9:20	9:19	9:17	9:16	9:14	9:12	9:11	9:09	9:07	9:05	9:03	9:02	9:00	8:58	8:56	8:54	8:52	8:50	8:48	8:46	8:44	8:41	8:39	8:37	8:35	8:33	8:31	8:28
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:59	6:01	6:03	6:05	6:07	6:09	6:11	6:13	6:15	6:17	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:24	6:26	6:28	6:30	6:32	6:34	6:36	6:38	6:40	6:42	6:44	6:46	6:48	6:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.6	9:20	5:58
2	8.7	9:19	5:59
3	8.7	9:17	6:01
4	8.8	9:16	6:03
5	8.9	9:14	6:05
6	8.9	9:12	6:07
7	9.0	9:11	6:09
8	9.0	9:09	6:11
9	9.1	9:07	6:13
10	9.2	9:05	6:15
11	9.2	9:03	6:17
12	9.3	9:02	6:19
13	9.3	9:00	6:21
14	9.4	8:58	6:22
15	9.5	8:56	6:24
16	9.5	8:54	6:26
17	9.6	8:52	6:28
18	9.7	8:50	6:30
19	9.7	8:48	6:32
20	9.8	8:46	6:34
21	9.9	8:44	6:36
22	9.9	8:41	6:38
23	10.0	8:39	6:40
24	10.1	8:37	6:42
25	10.1	8:35	6:44
26	10.2	8:33	6:46
27	10.3	8:31	6:48
28	10.4	8:28	6:50

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 1.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.3	Dim
2	1.4	Dim
3	1.4	Dim
4	1.4	Dim
5	1.5	Dim
6	1.5	Dim
7	1.6	Dim
8	1.6	Dim
9	1.6	Dim
10	1.7	Dim
11	1.7	Dim
12	1.8	Dim
13	1.8	Dim
14	1.9	Dim
15	1.9	Dim
16	1.9	Dim
17	2.0	Moderate
18	2.0	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.2	Moderate
22	2.2	Moderate
23	2.3	Moderate
24	2.3	Moderate
25	2.4	Moderate
26	2.4	Moderate
27	2.5	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky?

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

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

What to pack for Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in February

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

In February, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in February

The nearest coast averages about 0°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 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 12°C and coldest in March near 0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	1	0	0	1	3	7	11	12	11	8	5	3
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	1	Bracing
Feb	0	Bracing
Mar	0	Bracing
Apr	1	Bracing
May	3	Bracing
Jun	7	Bracing
Jul	11	Bracing
Aug	12	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	8	Bracing
Nov	5	Bracing
Dec	3	Bracing

UV index in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky peaks around May 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	2	4	5	5	5	5	3	2	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	5	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	5	High
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky?

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky sits at 53.1°N, 158.6°E, 166 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Vilyuchinsk, 21 km away.

Topography around Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m around an average of 136 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 623 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,421 m.

The land around Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, trees (46%), water (24%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

373 m

trees 45%

16 km

623 m

trees 46%

80 km

3,421 m

trees 50%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen

← January Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Vilyuchinsk 21 km · Yelizovo 21 km · Magadan 868 km · Okha 1,040 km · Poronaysk 1,162 km · Nikolayevsk-on-Amure 1,192 km · Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 1,319 km · Korsakov 1,338 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

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 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (53.0639°, 158.6275°, elevation 166 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-5	-9
2	-5	-9
3	-5	-9
4	-5	-9
5	-5	-9
6	-5	-9
7	-5	-9
8	-5	-9
9	-5	-9
10	-5	-9
11	-5	-9
12	-5	-9
13	-5	-9
14	-5	-9
15	-5	-9
16	-5	-9
17	-5	-9
18	-5	-9
19	-5	-9
20	-5	-9
21	-5	-9
22	-5	-9
23	-5	-9
24	-5	-9
25	-4	-9
26	-4	-8
27	-4	-8
28	-4	-8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	38	62
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	40	60
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	46
2	42	46
3	42	46
4	42	46
5	42	46
6	41	45
7	41	45
8	40	45
9	40	44
10	39	43
11	38	43
12	37	42
13	36	41
14	36	40
15	35	39
16	35	39
17	34	38
18	34	37
19	33	37
20	33	37
21	33	37
22	33	37
23	33	37
24	33	37
25	33	37
26	34	37
27	34	38
28	34	38

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-5	-9
2	-5	-9
3	-5	-9
4	-5	-9
5	-5	-9
6	-5	-9
7	-5	-9
8	-5	-9
9	-5	-9
10	-5	-9
11	-5	-9
12	-5	-9
13	-5	-9
14	-5	-9
15	-5	-9
16	-5	-9
17	-5	-9
18	-5	-9
19	-5	-9
20	-5	-9
21	-5	-9
22	-5	-9
23	-5	-9
24	-5	-9
25	-4	-9
26	-4	-8
27	-4	-8
28	-4	-8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	38	62
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	40	60
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	46
2	42	46
3	42	46
4	42	46
5	42	46
6	41	45
7	41	45
8	40	45
9	40	44
10	39	43
11	38	43
12	37	42
13	36	41
14	36	40
15	35	39
16	35	39
17	34	38
18	34	37
19	33	37
20	33	37
21	33	37
22	33	37
23	33	37
24	33	37
25	33	37
26	34	37
27	34	38
28	34	38

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-5	-9
2	-5	-9
3	-5	-9
4	-5	-9
5	-5	-9
6	-5	-9
7	-5	-9
8	-5	-9
9	-5	-9
10	-5	-9
11	-5	-9
12	-5	-9
13	-5	-9
14	-5	-9
15	-5	-9
16	-5	-9
17	-5	-9
18	-5	-9
19	-5	-9
20	-5	-9
21	-5	-9
22	-5	-9
23	-5	-9
24	-5	-9
25	-4	-9
26	-4	-8
27	-4	-8
28	-4	-8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	38	62
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	40	60
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	46
2	42	46
3	42	46
4	42	46
5	42	46
6	41	45
7	41	45
8	40	45
9	40	44
10	39	43
11	38	43
12	37	42
13	36	41
14	36	40
15	35	39
16	35	39
17	34	38
18	34	37
19	33	37
20	33	37
21	33	37
22	33	37
23	33	37
24	33	37
25	33	37
26	34	37
27	34	38
28	34	38

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100