Kharkiv climate
Kharkiv is warmest in July, with average highs of 27 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average -7.4 °C. June is the wettest month (60 mm) and February the driest (35 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Kharkiv averages 549 mm of rain, 61 days above 25 °C and 125 days below freezing.
Ukraine · 94 m elevation · population 1,421,125 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 27 °C
- Coldest month February -7.4 °C
- Driest month February 35 mm
- Wettest month June 60 mm
- Least cloud August 42 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 38 °C
- Coldest on record December -32 °C
What to expectKharkiv through the year
Kharkiv has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -1.1 °C in February to 27 °C in July, a swing of 27 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 61 days a year reach 25 °C, 16 of them reach 30 °C, 125 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in August.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 35 mm in February to 60 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -2.4 °C | 41 mm | 87 % |
| February | -1.1 °C | 35 mm | 83 % |
| March | 4.9 °C | 45 mm | 72 % |
| April | 13.9 °C | 43 mm | 63 % |
| May | 20.5 °C | 54 mm | 54 % |
| June | 24.4 °C | 60 mm | 50 % |
| July | 26.5 °C | 57 mm | 46 % |
| August | 25.9 °C | 43 mm | 42 % |
| September | 19.7 °C | 45 mm | 54 % |
| October | 12.1 °C | 44 mm | 67 % |
| November | 4.0 °C | 39 mm | 81 % |
| December | -0.8 °C | 44 mm | 87 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -2.4 °C | -7.2 °C | -4.6 °C | 9.3 °C | -31.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| February | -1.1 °C | -7.4 °C | -4.0 °C | 13.0 °C | -30.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| March | 4.9 °C | -3.2 °C | 1.0 °C | 18.4 °C | -20.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| April | 13.9 °C | 3.7 °C | 9.1 °C | 27.8 °C | -8.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| May | 20.5 °C | 10.0 °C | 15.7 °C | 33.3 °C | -1.4 °C | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 24.4 °C | 14.4 °C | 19.9 °C | 34.5 °C | 4.0 °C | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| July | 26.5 °C | 16.6 °C | 21.9 °C | 37.4 °C | 9.1 °C | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| August | 25.9 °C | 15.7 °C | 21.1 °C | 38.2 °C | 8.1 °C | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| September | 19.7 °C | 10.6 °C | 15.1 °C | 33.2 °C | -2.2 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 12.1 °C | 4.8 °C | 8.4 °C | 26.7 °C | -6.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| November | 4.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 1.6 °C | 17.5 °C | -22.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| December | -0.8 °C | -5.2 °C | -2.9 °C | 12.3 °C | -32.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41 mm | 9 | 8.6 h/day | 87 % | 86 % | 19 km/h |
| February | 35 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 83 % | 84 % | 19 km/h |
| March | 45 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 72 % | 77 % | 20 km/h |
| April | 43 mm | 9 | 14 h/day | 63 % | 69 % | 19 km/h |
| May | 54 mm | 10 | 15 h/day | 54 % | 64 % | 18 km/h |
| June | 60 mm | 10 | 16 h/day | 50 % | 64 % | 17 km/h |
| July | 57 mm | 10 | 16 h/day | 46 % | 64 % | 16 km/h |
| August | 43 mm | 7 | 14 h/day | 42 % | 60 % | 16 km/h |
| September | 45 mm | 7 | 13 h/day | 54 % | 66 % | 17 km/h |
| October | 44 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 67 % | 75 % | 18 km/h |
| November | 39 mm | 8 | 9.1 h/day | 81 % | 82 % | 18 km/h |
| December | 44 mm | 9 | 8.1 h/day | 87 % | 85 % | 19 km/h |
How Kharkiv compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kharkiv | 27 °C | -7.4 °C | 549 mm | 61 |
| Belgorod · Russia | 26 °C | -8.1 °C | 570 mm | 53 |
| Staryy Oskol · Russia | 26 °C | -8.8 °C | 554 mm | 53 |
| Dnipro · Ukraine | 28 °C | -5.8 °C | 503 mm | 73 |
| Kursk · Russia | 25 °C | -8.8 °C | 586 mm | 45 |
Where Kharkiv ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Europe in August | 23rd of 50 | 91/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Kharkiv.
QuestionsCommon questions about Kharkiv’s climate
When is the best time to visit Kharkiv?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Kharkiv get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 27 °C. About 16 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -7.4 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 125 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Kharkiv?
June, averaging 60 mm over 10 days with rain. The driest month is February with 35 mm. The year as a whole averages 549 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Kharkiv rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 49.982°, 36.255° , 94 m above sea level (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.