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Poltava, Ukraine climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Poltava has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −7°C at night. Around 574 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in June (69 mm) and easing off in February (34 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 countsPoltava climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 2 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | −7 | −6 | −2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | −1 | −5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 34 | 39 | 36 | 51 | 69 | 69 | 44 | 56 | 54 | 40 | 41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | −7 | −6 | −2 | 5 | 11 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 34 | 39 | 36 | 51 | 69 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 2 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | −1 | −5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 44 | 56 | 54 | 40 | 41 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 25 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 0.1 | — | — | — | 0.1 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 25 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 0.1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 4 | 5 | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 72 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 95 | 92 | 84 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 58 | 53 | 61 | 74 | 87 | 93 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11.7 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 11.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 72 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 58 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 95 | 92 | 84 | 76 | 71 | 64 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11.7 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 9.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 55 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 58 | 53 | 61 | 74 | 87 | 93 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 11.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Poltava, a weather station, about 2 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.