Syktyvkar weather in February

In February, Syktyvkar sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 25 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -11°C in the first days to -6°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 06 min at the start of February to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Syktyvkar's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Syktyvkar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-9°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
25 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:39 AM – 4:04 PM
Cloud cover
84%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Syktyvkar is city in Russia, capital of the Komi Republic.

Density
1,612/km²
people per km²
Founded
1780

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 -11°C in the first days to -6°C by the end.

A typical February day in Syktyvkar reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -19°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)
1-11-17
2-11-17
3-11-17
4-11-17
5-11-17
6-11-17
7-11-17
8-10-17
9-10-16
10-10-16
11-10-16
12-10-16
13-9-16
14-9-16
15-9-15
16-9-15
17-8-15
18-8-15
19-8-15
20-8-14
21-7-14
22-7-14
23-7-14
24-6-13
25-6-13
26-6-13
27-5-12
28-5-12

How February really feels in Syktyvkar

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.

Syktyvkar 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-11° / -17°329.912.65.90.0
Feb-9° / -15°257.810.38.40.0
Mar-2° / -9°328.89.911.30.0
Apr / -3°389.4514.30.6
May14° / 5411.11.517.23.7
Jun19° / 7512.40.118.95.6
Jul22° / 12°6811.8018.26.3
Aug18° / 10°7713.2015.65.1
Sep12° / 6412.60.312.62.8
Oct / -1°6013.15.29.60.3
Nov-4° / -8°4210.910.96.80.0
Dec-8° / -14°3710.513.25.10.0

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 5% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81585
91585
101585
111585
121585
131585
141684
151684
161684
171783
181783
191783
201783
211783
221783
231882
241882
251882
261882
271783
281783

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Syktyvkar gets around 25 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12637
22637
32636
42636
52536
62536
72535
82535
92535
102535
112534
122534
132534
142534
152635
162735
172735
182836
192936
202937
213037
223038
233138
243138
253138
263138
273137
283037

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 06 min at the start of February to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 156 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:17 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 3:24 PM to 4:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.18:173:24
27.28:143:27
37.38:123:29
47.48:093:32
57.58:073:35
67.68:043:38
77.78:013:41
87.87:583:44
97.87:563:47
107.97:533:49
118.07:503:52
128.17:473:55
138.27:453:58
148.37:424:01
158.47:394:04
168.57:364:07
178.67:334:10
188.77:304:12
198.87:274:15
208.97:244:18
219.07:214:21
229.17:184:24
239.27:154:27
249.37:124:30
259.47:094:32
269.57:064:35
279.67:034:38
289.77:004:41

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 0.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 0.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.5Dim
20.5Dim
30.5Dim
40.5Dim
50.6Dim
60.6Dim
70.6Dim
80.6Dim
90.7Dim
100.7Dim
110.7Dim
120.7Dim
130.8Dim
140.8Dim
150.8Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.3Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Syktyvkar?

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
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Syktyvkar.

What to pack for Syktyvkar in February

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

In February, Syktyvkar sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Syktyvkar 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 Syktyvkar peaks around June 20 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Syktyvkar?

Syktyvkar sits at 61.7°N, 50.8°E, 146 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ezhva, 17 km away.

Topography around Syktyvkar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Syktyvkar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m.

The land around Syktyvkar is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
178 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Ezhva 17 km · Yemva 103 km · Koryazhma 199 km · Kotlas 226 km · Ukhta 258 km · Velikiy Ustyug 261 km · Sosnogorsk 266 km · Slobodskoy 328 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 Syktyvkar (61.6639°, 50.8163°, elevation 146 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).