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Best time to visit Kharkiv

August is the best time to visit Kharkiv for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 91/100
The least cloud August 42 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 35 mm
Warmth July 27 °C
Cooler weather January -2.4 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 August 91 26 °C 7
2 September 90 20 °C 7
3 June 89 24 °C 10
4 May 87 21 °C 10
5 July 84 27 °C 10
6 April 61 14 °C 9
7 October 58 12 °C 7
8 November 31 4.0 °C 8
9 February 27 -1.1 °C 8
10 March 27 4.9 °C 9
11 December 26 -0.8 °C 9
12 January 25 -2.4 °C 9

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 9 wet days and highs near -2.4 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

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 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.