Yoshkar-Ola weather in February

In February, Yoshkar-Ola sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 9.1 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 12% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of February to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Yoshkar-Ola's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yoshkar-Ola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:30 AM – 4:36 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Yoshkar-Ola is capital city of the Mari El Republic, Russia.

Density
2,672/km²
people per km²
Founded
1584

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 Yoshkar-Ola reaches about -7°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 1°C warmer than January and about 7°C cooler than March.

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

How February really feels in Yoshkar-Ola

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.

Yoshkar-Ola 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° / -13°3910.612.77.20.0
Feb-7° / -13°328.49.99.10.0
Mar / -7°378.8911.40.0
Apr10° / 4092.813.92.1
May18° / 499.90.216.15.6
Jun22° / 11°6611.7017.46.3
Jul24° / 14°7311.3016.96.8
Aug22° / 12°6210.3014.96.4
Sep15° / 5810.80.212.54.4
Oct / 6111.52.7101.1
Nov-1° / -5°4510.38.47.80.0
Dec-6° / -11°4310.811.96.60.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41783
51783
61882
71882
81882
91882
101783
111783
121783
131783
141783
151783
161783
171882
181882
191882
201981
211981
221981
231981
242080
252080
262080
272179
282080

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Yoshkar-Ola gets around 32 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13239
23138
33037
43036
52935
62835
72834
82833
92833
102833
112833
122833
132934
142934
153035
163135
173136
183236
193237
203337
213338
223338
233338
243338
253337
263337
273337
283336

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 8 h 06 min at the start of February to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:59 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 4:05 PM to 5:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.17:594:05
28.27:574:07
38.27:554:09
48.37:534:11
58.47:514:14
68.47:494:16
78.57:474:18
88.67:454:20
98.77:434:23
108.77:414:25
118.87:394:27
128.97:374:29
139.07:344:32
149.07:324:34
159.17:304:36
169.27:284:38
179.37:254:41
189.37:234:43
199.47:214:45
209.57:184:47
219.67:164:50
229.67:134:52
239.77:114:54
249.87:084:56
259.97:064:59
2610.07:035:01
2710.07:015:03
2810.16:585:05

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Yoshkar-Ola?

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
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yoshkar-Ola.

What to pack for Yoshkar-Ola in February

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

In February, Yoshkar-Ola sees daytime highs around -7°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 Yoshkar-Ola 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 Yoshkar-Ola peaks around June 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Yoshkar-Ola?

Yoshkar-Ola sits at 56.6°N, 47.9°E, 94 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Medvedevo, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Yoshkar-Ola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yoshkar-Ola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Yoshkar-Ola is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
229 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Medvedevo 5.0 km · Novocheboksarsk 64 km · Cheboksary 69 km · Yaransk 74 km · Koz’modem’yansk 89 km · Volzhsk 91 km · Zelenodolsk 97 km · Vasil’yevo 103 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 Yoshkar-Ola (56.6388°, 47.8908°, elevation 94 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).