February Weather in Snezhnogorsk Russia

Daily high temperatures increase by 4°F, from 20°F to 24°F, rarely falling below 4°F or exceeding 35°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 20°F on February 3.

Daily low temperatures increase by 4°F, from 9°F to 13°F, rarely falling below -10°F or exceeding 28°F.

For reference, on July 23, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Snezhnogorsk typically range from 47°F to 59°F, while on January 25, the coldest day of the year, they range from 9°F to 20°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Hooper Bay, United States (3,358 miles away); Dillingham, United States (3,561 miles); and Sutton-Alpine, United States (3,391 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Snezhnogorsk (view comparison).

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The month of February in Snezhnogorsk experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 82% to 77%.

The clearest day of the month is February 29, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 23% of the time.

For reference, on January 1, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 84%, while on July 5, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 43%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Snezhnogorsk, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is essentially constant, remaining around 18% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 36% on July 14, and its lowest chance is 16% on March 11.

Over the course of February in Snezhnogorsk, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 2% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 15% throughout.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during February in Snezhnogorsk is essentially constant, remaining about 0.1 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.3 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during February in Snezhnogorsk is essentially constant, remaining about 6.0 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 11.0 inches or falling below 1.3 inches.

Due to its extreme latitude, Snezhnogorsk experiences polar day (also known as the midnight Sun) during the summer and polar night during the winter. These are periods of time in which the sun is continuously above or below the horizon for more than one day. The precise start and end dates of polar day and night vary from year to year and depend on the precise location and elevation of the observer, and the local topography.

Neither polar day nor polar night occur during the month of February.

Over the course of February in Snezhnogorsk, the length of the day is very rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 4 hours, 17 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 9 minutes, 10 seconds, and weekly increase of 1 hour, 4 minutes, 12 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is February 1, with 5 hours, 16 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 29, with 9 hours, 33 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Snezhnogorsk is 10:22 AM on February 1 and the earliest sunrise is 2 hours, 9 minutes earlier at 8:13 AM on February 29.

The earliest sunset is 3:39 PM on February 1 and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 8 minutes later at 5:46 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Snezhnogorsk during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Snezhnogorsk is essentially constant during February, remaining around 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Snezhnogorsk is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 11.3 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on January 30, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.5 miles per hour, while on July 30, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.0 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during February is 11.5 miles per hour on February 9.

The hourly average wind direction in Snezhnogorsk throughout February is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 44% on February 15.

Snezhnogorsk is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Snezhnogorsk is essentially constant during February, remaining within 1°F of 37°F throughout.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Snezhnogorsk typically lasts for 3.8 months (116 days), from around May 28 to around September 21, rarely starting before May 9 or after June 15, and rarely ending before August 29 or after October 12.

The month of February in Snezhnogorsk is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Snezhnogorsk are essentially constant during February, remaining around 0°F throughout.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Snezhnogorsk is gradually increasing during February, rising by 0.6 kWh, from 0.1 kWh to 0.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Snezhnogorsk are 69.193 deg latitude, 33.253 deg longitude, and 351 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Snezhnogorsk contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 627 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 344 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (919 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,749 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Snezhnogorsk is covered by trees (28%), grassland (27%), water (17%), and shrubs (16%), within 10 miles by water (33%) and trees (24%), and within 50 miles by water (35%) and grassland (28%).