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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 82°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 20°F at night. Around 23 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in June (2.7 inches) and easing off in February (1.3 inches).
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 (°F) | 29 | 31 | 42 | 59 | 71 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 40 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 24 | 26 | 36 | 50 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
| Avg low (°F) | 20 | 21 | 29 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 61 | 60 | 51 | 40 | 31 | 23 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 29 | 31 | 42 | 59 | 71 | 77 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 24 | 26 | 36 | 50 | 61 | 68 |
| Avg low (°F) | 20 | 21 | 29 | 41 | 51 | 58 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 82 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 40 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 72 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
| Avg low (°F) | 61 | 60 | 51 | 40 | 31 | 23 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
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 ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days) | 4 | 5 | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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.