Sayanogorsk weather in February

In February, Sayanogorsk sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -19°C, with 12 mm of precipitation across 4.1 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Sayanogorsk's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sayanogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-19°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
12 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:25 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
65%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sayanogorsk is human settlement in Khakas Republic, Russia.

Density
2,628/km²
people per km²
Founded
1830

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 -9°C in the first days to -4°C by the end.

A typical February day in Sayanogorsk reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°C warmer than January and about 8°C cooler than March.

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

How February really feels in Sayanogorsk

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.

Sayanogorsk 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-11° / -21°124.16.77.90.0
Feb-7° / -19°124.15.79.50.0
Mar / -11°236.57.211.50.0
Apr10° / -2°5511.76.513.62.0
May16° / 9014.42.315.54.5
Jun22° / 10°11215.3016.65.7
Jul23° / 13°12815.6016.25.9
Aug21° / 11°13016.9014.55.4
Sep15° / 8813.8112.44.1
Oct / -2°5310.86.210.31.1
Nov-3° / -11°359.410.38.40.0
Dec-9° / -18°2379.37.40.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34357
44258
54159
64060
74060
83862
93763
103664
113664
123466
133466
143466
153268
163268
173268
183268
193367
203367
213367
223466
233565
243466
253565
263565
273664
283664

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sayanogorsk gets around 12 mm of rain and snow over 4.1 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11419
21419
31419
41419
51419
61419
71419
81519
91519
101520
111520
121520
131521
141521
151522
161522
171522
181522
191522
201522
211522
221523
231523
241623
251623
261724
271724
281724

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 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm

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 8:49 AM to 7:57 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:495:26
28.78:485:28
38.78:465:30
48.88:455:32
58.88:435:34
68.98:415:36
79.08:405:38
89.08:385:40
99.18:365:42
109.28:345:44
119.28:325:45
129.38:315:47
139.38:295:49
149.48:275:51
159.58:255:53
169.58:235:55
179.68:215:57
189.78:195:59
199.78:176:01
209.88:156:03
219.98:126:05
229.98:106:07
2310.08:086:09
2410.18:066:11
2510.18:046:13
2610.28:026:14
2710.37:596:16
2810.47:576:18

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
142.0Dim
152.0Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.7Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sayanogorsk

In seasonPeak

None of Sayanogorsk's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Sayanogorsk's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Sayanogorsk?

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 Sayanogorsk.

What to pack for Sayanogorsk in February

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

In February, Sayanogorsk sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -19°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Sayanogorsk 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 Sayanogorsk peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sayanogorsk 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 Sayanogorsk is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Dec 154 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr15Moderate
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul12Good
Aug9Good
Sep7Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sayanogorsk?

Sayanogorsk sits at 53.1°N, 91.4°E, 314 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Shushenskoye, 43 km away.

Topography around Sayanogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sayanogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 320 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 888 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,056 m.

The land around Sayanogorsk is covered by grassland (42%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
888 m
80 km
2,056 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Shushenskoye 43 km · Abakan 68 km · Minusinsk 70 km · Chernogorsk 81 km · Abaza 101 km · Mezhdurechensk 231 km · Tashtagol 239 km · Myski 249 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 Sayanogorsk (53.0998°, 91.4074°, elevation 314 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).