Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy weather in February

In February, Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy sees average daytime highs of -11°C and overnight lows near -26°C, with 3 mm of precipitation across 0.9 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -14°C in the first days to -7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-11°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-26°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
3 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:10 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy is human settlement in Russia.

Density
1,038/km²
people per km²
Founded
1789

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 -14°C in the first days to -7°C by the end.

A typical February day in Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy reaches about -11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -26°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -17°C and -4°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 6°C warmer than January and about 9°C cooler than March.

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

How February really feels in Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy

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.

Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-17° / -29°20.91.88.20.0
Feb-11° / -26°30.91.79.60.0
Mar-1° / -16°62.12.811.50.0
Apr / -5°184.53.513.51.6
May16° / 387.71.815.35.2
Jun22° / 499.30.116.36.7
Jul24° / 13°7011.6015.96.6
Aug21° / 10°8311.6014.46.2
Sep15° / 4790.912.44.5
Oct / -6°174.43.710.40.7
Nov-7° / -17°82.73.98.60.0
Dec-15° / -26°51.83.37.70.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45149
55050
64951
75050
84951
94951
104951
114852
124852
134753
144753
154753
164753
174753
184753
194753
204654
214654
224654
234654
244654
254654
264654
274654
284654

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy gets around 3 mm of rain and snow over 0.9 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
126
236
336
436
536
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1446
1546
1646
1746
1846
1946
2046
2146
2246
2347
2447
2557
2658
2758
2858

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 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
2110calm
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2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 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 102 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:33 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.88:335:23
28.98:315:25
39.08:305:27
49.08:285:29
59.18:275:30
69.18:255:32
79.28:245:34
89.28:225:36
99.38:205:38
109.38:195:39
119.48:175:41
129.58:155:43
139.58:145:45
149.68:125:47
159.68:105:48
169.78:085:50
179.88:065:52
189.88:045:54
199.98:025:56
209.98:015:57
2110.07:595:59
2210.17:576:01
2310.17:556:03
2410.27:536:05
2510.37:516:06
2610.37:486:08
2710.47:466:10
2810.57:446:12

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
42.0Dim
52.0Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy?

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
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy.

What to pack for Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy in February

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

In February, Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy sees daytime highs around -11°C and nights near -26°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 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 Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy peaks around July 16 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 16UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy is worst in May — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 27.0× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodMay 1840 µg/m³Dec 152 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar9Good
Apr31Moderate
May41Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep5Good
Oct8Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy?

Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy sits at 51.3°N, 108.8°E, 789 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ulan-Ude, 106 km away.

Topography around Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m around an average of 854 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,115 m.

The land around Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
242 m
16 km
547 m
80 km
1,115 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Ulan-Ude 106 km · Gusinoozyorsk 163 km · Kyakhta 197 km · Sühbaatar 219 km · Darhan 287 km · Dzüünharaa 319 km · Baykal’sk 328 km · Chita 331 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 Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy (51.2758°, 108.8471°, elevation 789 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).