Sol’-Iletsk in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Sol’-Iletsk sees average daytime highs around -8°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 98 mm of precipitation over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Sol’-Iletsk's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sol’-Iletsk's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
-8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-14°C
Precipitation
98 mm
24 wet days
Avg wind
17 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Sol’-Iletsk in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -8°C.

A typical winter day in Sol’-Iletsk reaches about -8°C and drops to -14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-30°-20°-10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Sol’-Iletsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
90 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Sol’-Iletsk weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°348.810.38.20.0
Feb-8° / -15°286.67.59.60.0
Mar-1° / -8°338.16.711.50.0
Apr13° / 3471.213.53.6
May21° / 387.1015.37.1
Jun26° / 14°367.4016.27.1
Jul28° / 16°377.1015.96.5
Aug27° / 15°285.4014.47.2
Sep20° / 296012.46.9
Oct11° / 387.51.110.42.9
Nov / -6°327.25.58.70.0
Dec-7° / -13°368.38.97.70.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Sol’-Iletsk gets around 98 mm of rain and snow over 24 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 17 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours in early December to 10 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Sol’-Iletsk?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sol’-Iletsk.

What to pack for Sol’-Iletsk in Winter

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

In winter, Sol’-Iletsk sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -14°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sol’-Iletsk in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sol’-Iletsk peaks around June 18 at about 7 (very 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sol’-Iletsk?

Sol’-Iletsk sits at 51.2°N, 55.0°E, 130 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Orenburg, 68 km away.

Topography around Sol’-Iletsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sol’-Iletsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m.

The land around Sol’-Iletsk is covered by grassland (32%), artificial surfaces (32%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
210 m
80 km
263 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Orenburg 68 km · Saraktash 118 km · Aqsay 139 km · Kuvandyk 168 km · Mednogorsk 183 km · Aktobe 184 km · Kumertau 186 km · Sorochinsk 189 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 Sol’-Iletsk (51.1624°, 54.9916°, elevation 130 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.