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Kharkiv, Ukraine climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Kharkiv has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 27°C, while the coldest is December averaging around −7°C at night. Around 521 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (66 mm) and easing off in January (31 mm).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsKharkiv climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −2 | −1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 3 | −2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 1 | −4 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −7 | −2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | −2 | −7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 31 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 52 | 44 | 44 | 36 | 35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −2 | −1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −7 | −2 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 31 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 53 | 60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 3 | −2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 1 | −4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | −2 | −7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 66 | 52 | 44 | 44 | 36 | 35 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 21 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0.2 | — | — | — | 0.1 | 5 | 13 | 19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 21 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0.2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 4 | 3 | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 5 | 13 | 19 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 96 | 94 | 86 | 76 | 73 | 68 | 61 | 55 | 63 | 76 | 88 | 94 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 59 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 96 | 94 | 86 | 76 | 73 | 68 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 55 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 61 | 55 | 63 | 76 | 88 | 94 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Kharkiv, a weather station, about 9 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.