Zelenchukskaya weather in February

In February, Zelenchukskaya sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -0°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Zelenchukskaya's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zelenchukskaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:22 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zelenchukskaya is human settlement in Zelenchuksky District, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia.

Founded
1859

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 -0°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical February day in Zelenchukskaya reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-9
20-9
30-9
40-9
50-8
60-8
70-8
80-8
90-8
101-8
111-8
121-8
131-8
141-8
151-8
161-8
171-8
181-7
192-7
202-7
212-7
222-7
232-7
242-6
253-6
263-6
273-6
283-6

How February really feels in Zelenchukskaya

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
20 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Zelenchukskaya weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -9°589.810.19.10.0
Feb / -8°599.81010.20.0
Mar / -4°10415.512.111.60.1
Apr10° / -0°13617.56.413.21.8
May15° / 20422.61.114.53.2
Jun18° / 25623.3015.24.1
Jul21° / 10°22922.6014.94.7
Aug21° / 10°20020.9013.85.1
Sep18° / 14615.40.212.35.1
Oct13° / 10012.42.310.83.6
Nov / -3°679.369.50.8
Dec / -7°619.38.28.80.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
54060
64060
74159
84159
94159
104159
114159
124159
134159
144159
154258
164159
174159
183961
193961
203862
213862
223862
233664
243664
253664
263565
273565
283565

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Zelenchukskaya gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13739
23739
33739
43738
53638
63638
73537
83537
93536
103536
113435
123435
133435
143435
153434
163434
173434
183434
193434
203535
213535
223635
233735
243736
253836
263936
274036
284036

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 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:39 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:395:15
29.67:385:16
39.77:375:18
49.77:365:19
59.87:355:20
69.87:345:22
79.87:335:23
89.97:315:25
99.97:305:26
1010.07:295:27
1110.07:285:29
1210.17:265:30
1310.17:255:31
1410.17:245:33
1510.27:225:34
1610.27:215:35
1710.37:205:37
1810.37:185:38
1910.47:175:39
2010.47:155:41
2110.57:145:42
2210.57:125:44
2310.67:115:45
2410.67:095:46
2510.77:075:48
2610.77:065:49
2710.87:045:50
2810.87:035:51

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Zelenchukskaya

In seasonPeak

None of Zelenchukskaya's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Zelenchukskaya's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Zelenchukskaya?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zelenchukskaya.

What to pack for Zelenchukskaya in February

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

In February, Zelenchukskaya sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Zelenchukskaya in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zelenchukskaya peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 12UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zelenchukskaya?

Zelenchukskaya sits at 43.9°N, 41.6°E, 931 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Karachayevsk, 28 km away.

Topography around Zelenchukskaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zelenchukskaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 947 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 840 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,434 m.

The land around Zelenchukskaya is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), trees (32%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
840 m
80 km
3,434 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
February weather nearby: Karachayevsk 28 km · Ust’-Dzheguta 40 km · Cherkessk 55 km · Otradnaya 60 km · Uchkeken 75 km · Mostovskoy 89 km · Kochubeyevskoye 90 km · Kislovodsk 91 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 Zelenchukskaya (43.855°, 41.5902°, elevation 931 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).