Chernihiv weather in February

In February, Chernihiv sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Chernihiv's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chernihiv's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:21 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
83%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Chernihiv is capital city of Chernihiv Oblast in northeastern Ukraine.

Density
3,579/km²
people per km²
Founded
~907 CE

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 -2°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical February day in Chernihiv reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 6°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-2-7
2-2-7
3-2-7
4-2-7
5-2-7
6-2-7
7-2-7
8-2-7
9-2-7
10-1-7
11-1-7
12-1-7
13-1-6
14-1-6
15-1-6
16-1-6
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180-6
190-6
200-6
210-5
220-5
231-5
241-5
251-5
261-5
271-4
282-4

How February really feels in Chernihiv

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
27 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Chernihiv 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -6°379.47.48.10.0
Feb-1° / -6°348.679.60.0
Mar / -2°399.44.811.50.4
Apr14° / 438.50.613.53.9
May20° / 10°6211.3015.36.1
Jun23° / 14°6510.6016.36.8
Jul25° / 15°8212.2015.96.6
Aug25° / 14°548.5014.47.1
Sep19° / 538.6012.46.0
Oct12° / 478.90.510.43.0
Nov / -1°418.43.28.60.2
Dec-1° / -5°449.36.87.70.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
41486
51486
61486
71486
81585
91585
101585
111585
121585
131585
141684
151684
161684
171783
181684
191684
201684
211684
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231783
241882
251882
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271882
281882

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Chernihiv gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13327
23327
33327
43327
53327
63326
73226
83226
93225
103125
113125
123124
133024
143024
153024
163024
173024
183024
193024
203124
213124
223124
233124
243124
253224
263224
273224
283123

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 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:44 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 4:33 PM to 5:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:444:33
28.97:424:35
38.97:414:36
49.07:394:38
59.07:384:40
69.17:364:42
79.17:354:44
89.27:334:45
99.37:314:47
109.37:304:49
119.47:284:51
129.47:264:53
139.57:244:54
149.67:234:56
159.67:214:58
169.77:195:00
179.77:175:02
189.87:155:04
199.97:135:05
209.97:115:07
2110.07:095:09
2210.17:075:11
2310.17:055:13
2410.27:035:14
2510.37:015:16
2610.36:595:18
2710.46:575:20
2810.46:555:22

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
262.0Dim
272.0Moderate
282.0Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Chernihiv?

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 Chernihiv.

What to pack for Chernihiv in February

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

In February, Chernihiv sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Chernihiv 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 Chernihiv peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chernihiv?

Chernihiv sits at 51.5°N, 31.3°E, 106 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Desnyanskyi, 2.0 km away.

ChernobylDobrushGomel

Topography around Chernihiv

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chernihiv has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 133 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m.

The land around Chernihiv is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (46%) within 3 km, cropland (47%), trees (26%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
73 m
80 km
100 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Desnyanskyi 2.0 km · Novozavodskyi 3.0 km · Masany 5.0 km · Slavutych 39 km · Nizhyn 66 km · Chernobyl 79 km · Dobrush 101 km · Gomel 105 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,866
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
88%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
10.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 526

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 Chernihiv (51.5054°, 31.2866°, elevation 106 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).