Russia · 1991–2020 normal

Dikson in
February.

Typical February weather in Dikson: -20.5°C by day, -27.5°C at night, 31 mm of rain over 8.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-20.5°C
Typical low-27.5°C
Rain31 mm
Wet days8.2

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 25). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 31 from latitude 73.51°. Open-water sea temperature is -1.6°C (13 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 73.5° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 31. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are -27.5°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -27.5°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 1507390
NOAA station
RSM00020674 · DIKSON
Station distance
4.2 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 30 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.