Climate averages 1991–2020

Yakutsk weather
in February.

A freezing month with very little precipitation: the 10th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high -27.0°C Daytime mean, February

Average low -35.2°C Night-time mean, February

Precipitation 2.0 mm fewer than one day with ≥1 mm

Daylight 9 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

February is a freezing month in Yakutsk: daytime highs average -27.0°C and nights cool to about -35.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 2.0 mm of precipitation on fewer than one day, which makes February a month with very little precipitation (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 8 h 48 min on an average February day.

Among the 236 cities listed in Russia, Yakutsk ranks 236th of 236 for the warmest February highs and 2nd of 236 for the driest February (precipitation, lowest first). The mean February high of those 236 cities is -5.8°C; Yakutsk is 21.3°C cooler than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 14.8°C to -12.2°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 2.0 mm to 4.0 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly precipitation

Average total · mm

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Yakutsk climate table

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Yakutsk, 1991–2020
Month	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Precipitation mm/month	Wet days ≥1 mm/day	Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day
January	-33.1°C-38.7°C	-38.7°C	1.6	0.5	6.26 h
February, selected	-27.0°C-35.2°C	-35.2°C	2.0	0.8	8.89 h
March	-12.2°C-23.5°C	-23.5°C	4.0	1.1	11.712 h
April	1.5°C-10.3°C	-10.3°C	9.6	3.1	14.715 h
May	12.9°C1.3°C	1.3°C	26	7.0	17.718 h
June	22.2°C10.5°C	10.5°C	33	6.8	19.620 h
July	24.7°C14.4°C	14.4°C	45	7.8	18.719 h
August	20.6°C11.1°C	11.1°C	44	7.7	16.016 h
September	10.5°C2.8°C	2.8°C	37	8.4	13.013 h
October	-3.3°C-9.5°C	-9.5°C	16	5.1	10.010 h
November	-22.2°C-27.9°C	-27.9°C	8.0	2.8	7.27 h
December	-33.6°C-38.5°C	-38.5°C	1.7	0.6	5.35 h

Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.

Compare places

February in nearby cities

Distance from Yakutsk

Read the numbers correctly

Climate, not a promise.

These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.

Sources, method and limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Yakutsk) is explained once on the Yakutsk year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.