Shakhun’ya weather in February

In February, Shakhun’ya sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Shakhun’ya's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shakhun’ya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:39 AM – 4:38 PM
Cloud cover
83%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Shakhun’ya is city.

Density
1,244/km²
people per km²
Founded
1921

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 -8°C in the first days to -4°C by the end.

A typical February day in Shakhun’ya reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 7°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 2°C warmer than January and about 7°C cooler than March.

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

How February really feels in Shakhun’ya

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.

Shakhun’ya weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -14°3610.412.670.0
Feb-6° / -13°318.49.990.0
Mar / -7°369.19.311.40.0
Apr / 408.93141.9
May17° / 55100.516.35.3
Jun21° / 11°7812.7017.66.0
Jul23° / 13°8211.9017.16.5
Aug21° / 11°6711.60156.1
Sep15° / 5610.40.312.54.1
Oct / 6612.53.3100.8
Nov-1° / -5°4710.68.57.70.0
Dec-6° / -11°4311.212.76.40.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
41684
51684
61684
71783
81783
91783
101783
111783
121783
131783
141783
151684
161684
171684
181684
191684
201783
211783
221684
231684
241684
251783
261882
271882
281981

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Shakhun’ya gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13237
23136
33136
43035
52934
62934
72833
82833
92732
102732
112732
122733
132733
142733
152834
162834
172935
183036
193137
203137
213238
223238
233339
243339
253339
263439
273438
283438

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 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:09 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 4:05 PM to 5:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:094:05
28.08:074:07
38.18:054:09
48.18:034:12
58.28:014:14
68.37:594:16
78.47:574:19
88.47:554:21
98.57:534:23
108.67:504:26
118.77:484:28
128.77:464:30
138.87:434:33
148.97:414:35
159.07:394:38
169.17:364:40
179.17:344:42
189.27:314:45
199.37:294:47
209.47:274:49
219.57:244:52
229.57:214:54
239.67:194:56
249.77:164:59
259.87:145:01
269.97:115:03
2710.07:085:06
2810.07:065:08

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Shakhun’ya?

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 Shakhun’ya.

What to pack for Shakhun’ya in February

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

In February, Shakhun’ya sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Shakhun’ya 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 Shakhun’ya peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 18 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 21UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shakhun’ya?

Shakhun’ya sits at 57.7°N, 46.6°E, 152 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yaransk, 86 km away.

Topography around Shakhun’ya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shakhun’ya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m.

The land around Shakhun’ya is covered by trees (42%), grassland (21%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
131 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Yaransk 86 km · Shar’ya 100 km · Kotel’nich 123 km · Manturovo 131 km · Medvedevo 136 km · Yoshkar-Ola 139 km · Sovetsk 140 km · Koz’modem’yansk 149 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 Shakhun’ya (57.676°, 46.6117°, elevation 152 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).