Altai Weather in February
Altai in February
The short of it: Altai in February averages a high of -7 °C (19 °F) and a low of -21 °C (-6 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 10 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -7° · low -21° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 10 h 15 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Altai an average February high of -7°, a low of -21° and some 1.0 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about -7°, nights near -21°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 15 min in mid-February, 77 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates February 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Altai runs warmer than most and drier than most in February. Uliastay, 159 km to the NNE, is 3° cooler by day.
February in Altai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 4° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus March
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UliastayDzabkhan | 159 km NNE | -11° | -27° | 2.0 mm |
| TosontsengelDzabkhan | 306 km NNE | -19° | -34° | 2.0 mm |
| BayanhongorBayankhongor | 343 km E | -8° | -20° | 3.0 mm |
| BürenhayrhanHovd | 364 km W | -9° | -21° | 3.0 mm |
| HoriultBayankhongor | 373 km ESE | -5° | -18° | 1.0 mm |
| KhovdHovd | 393 km WNW | -10° | -25° | 1.0 mm |
| Sandaoling Lutiankuang Wuqi NongchangXinjiang | 459 km SW | 4° | -10° | 1.0 mm |
| MörönKhövsgöl Province | 465 km NE | -8° | -24° | 1.0 mm |