Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy weather in February

In February, Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy sees average daytime highs of -13°C and overnight lows near -23°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 4.7 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -16°C in the first days to -9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -13°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -23°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 13 mm; 4.7 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 06 min; 8:45 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 9th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 1.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy is human settlement in Nizhneilimsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density: 279/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1948

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -16°C in the first days to -9°C by the end.

A typical February day in Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy reaches about -13°C in the afternoon and slips back to -23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -22°C and -5°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 6°C warmer than January and about 9°C cooler than March.

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

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

How February really feels in Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-19° / -26°	15	5.7	9	7.2	0.0
Feb	-13° / -23°	13	4.7	7.2	9.1	0.0
Mar	-4° / -15°	18	5.8	8.5	11.4	0.0
Apr	5° / -6°	27	8.3	6.4	13.9	0.4
May	14° / 2°	45	11.5	1.9	16.1	3.7
Jun	21° / 9°	57	11	0	17.3	6.2
Jul	23° / 13°	67	11.4	0	16.8	6.6
Aug	20° / 10°	69	11.4	0	14.9	6.1
Sep	12° / 3°	53	11.6	1.2	12.5	3.0
Oct	2° / -5°	38	10.2	8.7	10	0.1
Nov	-10° / -17°	30	9.3	12	7.9	0.0
Dec	-17° / -24°	23	7.5	11	6.6	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22
Cloudier (%)	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	79	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	21	79
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 4.7 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 17% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18
Snow chance (%)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	16	26
2	16	26
3	16	26
4	16	26
5	16	26
6	16	26
7	16	26
8	16	26
9	16	26
10	17	26
11	17	26
12	17	26
13	17	26
14	17	26
15	17	26
16	17	26
17	17	26
18	17	26
19	17	26
20	17	26
21	17	26
22	17	26
23	18	26
24	18	26
25	18	27
26	18	27
27	18	27
28	18	27

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm

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 9:14 AM to 8:13 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 6:20 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	8.1	8.2	8.2	8.3	8.4	8.5	8.5	8.6	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.8	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1
Sunrise (AM)	9:14	9:12	9:10	9:08	9:06	9:04	9:02	9:00	8:58	8:56	8:54	8:51	8:49	8:47	8:45	8:42	8:40	8:38	8:35	8:33	8:31	8:28	8:26	8:23	8:21	8:18	8:16	8:13
Sunset (PM)	5:20	5:22	5:25	5:27	5:29	5:31	5:33	5:36	5:38	5:40	5:42	5:45	5:47	5:49	5:51	5:54	5:56	5:58	6:00	6:03	6:05	6:07	6:09	6:12	6:14	6:16	6:18	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.1	9:14	5:20
2	8.2	9:12	5:22
3	8.2	9:10	5:25
4	8.3	9:08	5:27
5	8.4	9:06	5:29
6	8.5	9:04	5:31
7	8.5	9:02	5:33
8	8.6	9:00	5:36
9	8.7	8:58	5:38
10	8.7	8:56	5:40
11	8.8	8:54	5:42
12	8.9	8:51	5:45
13	9.0	8:49	5:47
14	9.0	8:47	5:49
15	9.1	8:45	5:51
16	9.2	8:42	5:54
17	9.3	8:40	5:56
18	9.3	8:38	5:58
19	9.4	8:35	6:00
20	9.5	8:33	6:03
21	9.6	8:31	6:05
22	9.6	8:28	6:07
23	9.7	8:26	6:09
24	9.8	8:23	6:12
25	9.9	8:21	6:14
26	10.0	8:18	6:16
27	10.0	8:16	6:18
28	10.1	8:13	6:20

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.1	Dim
2	1.1	Dim
3	1.1	Dim
4	1.1	Dim
5	1.2	Dim
6	1.2	Dim
7	1.2	Dim
8	1.3	Dim
9	1.3	Dim
10	1.4	Dim
11	1.4	Dim
12	1.4	Dim
13	1.5	Dim
14	1.5	Dim
15	1.6	Dim
16	1.6	Dim
17	1.6	Dim
18	1.7	Dim
19	1.7	Dim
20	1.8	Dim
21	1.8	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	2.0	Dim
25	2.0	Moderate
26	2.1	Moderate
27	2.1	Moderate
28	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy?

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 Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy.

What to pack for Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy in February

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

In February, Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy sees daytime highs around -13°C and nights near -23°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy 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 Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	4	5	6	5	5	3	1	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Low
Apr	4	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	6	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Air quality in Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy is worst in July — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 37.0× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	3	4	5	8	11	24	44	26	25	12	3	1
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	3	Good
Feb	4	Good
Mar	5	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	11	Good
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	44	Poor
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	3	Good
Dec	1	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy?

Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy sits at 56.6°N, 104.1°E, 392 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ust’-Kut, 104 km away.

Topography around Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 579 m around an average of 489 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 821 m.

The land around Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy is covered by trees (71%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km

579 m

trees 71%

16 km

609 m

trees 91%

80 km

821 m

trees 97%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Ust’-Kut 104 km · Bratsk 163 km · Ust’-Ilimsk 181 km · Vikhorevka 189 km · Chunskiy 282 km · Sayansk 300 km · Tulun 316 km · Zima 324 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

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 Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy (56.5767°, 104.1297°, elevation 392 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	21	79
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	16	26
2	16	26
3	16	26
4	16	26
5	16	26
6	16	26
7	16	26
8	16	26
9	16	26
10	17	26
11	17	26
12	17	26
13	17	26
14	17	26
15	17	26
16	17	26
17	17	26
18	17	26
19	17	26
20	17	26
21	17	26
22	17	26
23	18	26
24	18	26
25	18	27
26	18	27
27	18	27
28	18	27

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	21	79
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	16	26
2	16	26
3	16	26
4	16	26
5	16	26
6	16	26
7	16	26
8	16	26
9	16	26
10	17	26
11	17	26
12	17	26
13	17	26
14	17	26
15	17	26
16	17	26
17	17	26
18	17	26
19	17	26
20	17	26
21	17	26
22	17	26
23	18	26
24	18	26
25	18	27
26	18	27
27	18	27
28	18	27

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	21	79
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	16	26
2	16	26
3	16	26
4	16	26
5	16	26
6	16	26
7	16	26
8	16	26
9	16	26
10	17	26
11	17	26
12	17	26
13	17	26
14	17	26
15	17	26
16	17	26
17	17	26
18	17	26
19	17	26
20	17	26
21	17	26
22	17	26
23	18	26
24	18	26
25	18	27
26	18	27
27	18	27
28	18	27

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100