Plast weather in February

In February, Plast sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 4.6 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 21% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Plast's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plast's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
16 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:31 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Plast is human settlement in Plastovsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
195/km²
people per km²
Founded
1940

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 Plast reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -16°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 7°C cooler than March.

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

How February really feels in Plast

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.

Plast 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-10° / -18°1556.17.70.0
Feb-8° / -17°164.65.69.30.0
Mar-1° / -10°2365.911.50.0
Apr11° / 316.4213.72.6
May19° / 438.50.315.76.2
Jun24° / 12°5110.5016.86.7
Jul25° / 14°6911.1016.46.7
Aug23° / 12°579.7014.76.7
Sep16° / 367.70.112.55.3
Oct / 347.92.910.21.6
Nov-2° / -8°225.44.98.20.0
Dec-8° / -16°195.46.47.10.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43268
53367
63367
73466
83466
93565
103565
113565
123565
133565
143565
153565
163565
173565
183565
193565
203565
213664
223664
233664
243763
253862
263862
273862
283862

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Plast gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 4.6 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11722
21822
31822
41822
51822
61822
71822
81721
91721
101721
111720
121620
131620
141619
151519
161518
171518
181518
191518
201517
211517
221417
231417
241416
251416
261416
271416
281416

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 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1613light breeze
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1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:57 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:575:24
28.58:555:26
38.68:545:27
48.68:525:29
58.78:505:31
68.88:485:34
78.88:475:36
88.98:455:38
98.98:435:40
109.08:415:42
119.18:395:44
129.18:375:46
139.28:355:48
149.38:335:50
159.38:315:52
169.48:295:54
179.58:275:56
189.68:255:58
199.68:226:00
209.78:206:02
219.88:186:04
229.88:166:06
239.98:146:08
2410.08:116:10
2510.18:096:12
2610.18:076:14
2710.28:046:16
2810.38:026:18

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
192.0Dim
202.0Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Plast?

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 Plast.

What to pack for Plast in February

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

In February, Plast sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Plast 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 Plast peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Plast?

Plast sits at 54.4°N, 60.8°E, 308 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yuzhnoural’sk, 30 km away.

Topography around Plast

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Plast has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 313 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,062 m.

The land around Plast is covered by trees (40%), grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (42%), grassland (30%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), grassland (35%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
1,062 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Yuzhnoural’sk 30 km · Yemanzhelinsk 54 km · Troitsk 58 km · Korkino 69 km · Chebarkul’ 74 km · Miass 88 km · Uchaly 89 km · Chelyabinsk 97 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 Plast (54.3691°, 60.8136°, elevation 308 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).