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).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 28°C in July.

About 11 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near −7°C in January.

About 111 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 574 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in June

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

+1.1 °C 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

Poltava 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 (mph)	7.3	7.7	7.8	6.5	5.8	5.7	5.5	5.6	6.1	6.3	6.6	7.1

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 (mph)	7.3	7.7	7.8	6.5	5.8	5.7

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 (mph)	5.5	5.6	6.1	6.3	6.6	7.1

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.

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