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 81°F, while the coldest is December averaging around 20°F at night. Around 21 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (2.6 inches) and easing off in January (1.2 inches).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 81°F in July.

About 9 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 20°F in December.

About 97 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 21 in of rain a year.

Wettest in July

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

+1.5 °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

Kharkiv climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	29	30	41	59	70	77	81	80	69	54	38	29
Avg temp (°F)	25	25	35	50	61	67	71	70	60	47	33	25
Avg low (°F)	21	20	28	41	51	58	61	60	50	39	29	20
Precipitation (in)	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.2	2.1	2.4	2.6	2.1	1.8	1.7	1.4	1.4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	29	30	41	59	70	77
Avg temp (°F)	25	25	35	50	61	67
Avg low (°F)	21	20	28	41	51	58
Precipitation (in)	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.2	2.1	2.4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	81	80	69	54	38	29
Avg temp (°F)	71	70	60	47	33	25
Avg low (°F)	61	60	50	39	29	20
Precipitation (in)	2.6	2.1	1.8	1.7	1.4	1.4

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 ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.3	1	4	3	0.4	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.3	1
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days)	4	3	0.4	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 (mph)	7.9	8.4	8.1	6.8	5.8	5.7	5.4	5.6	6.2	6.4	6.9	7.6

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 (mph)	7.9	8.4	8.1	6.8	5.8	5.7

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 (mph)	5.4	5.6	6.2	6.4	6.9	7.6

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.

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