Shushenskoye weather in February

In February, Shushenskoye sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -19°C, with 10 mm of precipitation across 3.4 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -10°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Shushenskoye's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shushenskoye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-19°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
10 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:23 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Shushenskoye is town in Shushensky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

Density
166/km²
people per km²
Founded
1744

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 -4°C by the end.

A typical February day in Shushenskoye 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 -16°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°C warmer than January and about 9°C cooler than March.

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

How February really feels in Shushenskoye

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.

Shushenskoye weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -22°113.967.80.0
Feb-7° / -19°103.44.79.40.0
Mar / -10°1854.711.50.2
Apr12° / -1°368.63.513.73.0
May18° / 5611.30.615.65.6
Jun24° / 12°6711016.66.6
Jul26° / 14°7310.9016.26.5
Aug23° / 12°7712.3014.66.5
Sep17° / 6210.80.312.45.1
Oct / -1°439.43.410.31.6
Nov-2° / -10°308.58.18.40.0
Dec-9° / -18°206.68.47.40.0

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 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44357
54357
64159
74159
84159
93961
103862
113862
123763
133664
143664
153664
163565
173565
183664
193664
203664
213664
223763
233763
243763
253763
263862
273961
283862

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Shushenskoye gets around 10 mm of rain and snow over 3.4 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11217
21217
31217
41217
51216
61216
71216
81216
91216
101217
111217
121217
131217
141217
151217
161217
171218
181218
191218
201318
211318
221318
231318
241318
251418
261418
271418
281418

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 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 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 102 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:48 AM to 7:56 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:485:23
28.68:475:25
38.78:455:27
48.88:435:29
58.88:425:31
68.98:405:33
78.98:385:35
89.08:365:37
99.18:355:39
109.18:335:41
119.28:315:43
129.38:295:45
139.38:275:47
149.48:255:48
159.58:235:50
169.58:215:52
179.68:195:54
189.78:175:56
199.78:155:58
209.88:136:00
219.98:116:02
229.98:096:04
2310.08:076:06
2410.18:046:08
2510.18:026:10
2610.28:006:12
2710.37:586:14
2810.37:566:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
132.0Dim
142.0Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Shushenskoye?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shushenskoye.

What to pack for Shushenskoye in February

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

In February, Shushenskoye sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -19°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Shushenskoye 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 Shushenskoye 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 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shushenskoye?

Shushenskoye sits at 53.3°N, 91.9°E, 278 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sayanogorsk, 43 km away.

Topography around Shushenskoye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shushenskoye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 282 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,077 m.

The land around Shushenskoye is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), trees (30%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
201 m
80 km
2,077 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Sayanogorsk 43 km · Minusinsk 45 km · Abakan 55 km · Chernogorsk 70 km · Abaza 144 km · Kyzyl 247 km · Mezhdurechensk 259 km · Uzhur 260 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 Shushenskoye (53.3236°, 91.9361°, elevation 278 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).