Stepantsminda Weather in February
Stepantsminda in February
The short of it: Stepantsminda in February averages a high of -3 °C (27 °F) and a low of -11 °C (12 °F), with 54 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 10 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -3° · low -11° · rain 54 mm · daylight 10 h 29 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Stepantsminda an average February high of -3°, a low of -11° and some 54 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about -3°, nights near -11°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 54 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 29 min in mid-February, 67 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates February 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Stepantsminda runs cooler than most and wetter than most in February. Gudauri, 24 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
February in Stepantsminda, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GudauriMtskheta-Mtianeti | 24 km SW | -3° | -11° | 67 mm |
| TarskoyeNorth Ossetia–Alania | 36 km NNE | 4° | -6° | 31 mm |
| VladikavkazNorth Ossetia–Alania | 43 km N | 4° | -5° | 32 mm |
| Gizel’North Ossetia–Alania | 43 km N | 4° | -5° | 31 mm |
| SunzhaNorth Ossetia–Alania | 47 km NNE | 4° | -6° | 29 mm |
| NogirNorth Ossetia–Alania | 47 km N | 4° | -5° | 30 mm |
| KambileyevskoyeNorth Ossetia–Alania | 48 km N | 4° | -6° | 30 mm |
| DachnoyeNorth Ossetia–Alania | 48 km N | 4° | -6° | 29 mm |