Donetsk, Ukraine climate

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental

Donetsk has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 82°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 14°F at night. Around 23 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (3.0 inches) and easing off in January (0.8 inches).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 82°F in July.

About 11 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near 14°F in January.

About 84 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 23 in of rain a year.

Wettest in July

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

−0.6 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Donetsk climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	26	29	42	59	71	78	82	81	68	56	40	29
Avg temp (°F)	20	22	33	47	61	68	71	71	58	47	33	24
Avg low (°F)	14	16	24	35	51	57	61	60	48	37	27	19
Precipitation (in)	0.8	1.5	1.4	2.7	2.7	1.6	3.0	1.5	1.7	1.5	2.5	2.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	26	29	42	59	71	78
Avg temp (°F)	20	22	33	47	61	68
Avg low (°F)	14	16	24	35	51	57
Precipitation (in)	0.8	1.5	1.4	2.7	2.7	1.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	82	81	68	56	40	29
Avg temp (°F)	71	71	58	47	33	24
Avg low (°F)	61	60	48	37	27	19
Precipitation (in)	3.0	1.5	1.7	1.5	2.5	2.3

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	8	8	7	5	5	4	3	5	4	6	8
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.2	1	5	4	0.1	0.0	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	17	17	15	3	0.3	—	—	—	0.3	4	11	17

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	8	8	7	5	5
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.2	1
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	17	17	15	3	0.3	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	4	3	5	4	6	8
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	5	4	0.1	0.0	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	0.3	4	11	17

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	74	72	70	67	61	58	52	48	56	65	73	76
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	3	3	4	5	6	5	8	10	8	5	3	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	8	8	9	8	11	13	14	13	10	9	7	6
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	20	17	19	17	14	12	9	8	12	17	19	22
Relative humidity (%)	93	90	82	75	70	62	54	49	58	71	84	91
Wind speed (mph)	8.1	8.7	8.5	7.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	6.0	6.5	6.8	7.3	7.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	74	72	70	67	61	58
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	3	3	4	5	6	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	8	8	9	8	11	13
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	20	17	19	17	14	12
Relative humidity (%)	93	90	82	75	70	62
Wind speed (mph)	8.1	8.7	8.5	7.0	5.9	5.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	52	48	56	65	73	76
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	10	8	5	3	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	14	13	10	9	7	6
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	9	8	12	17	19	22
Relative humidity (%)	54	49	58	71	84	91
Wind speed (mph)	5.8	6.0	6.5	6.8	7.3	7.9

Methodology & sources

Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.

Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 2 years of daily observations at Donetsk, a weather station, about 6 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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