Kropyvnytskyi climate
Kropyvnytskyi is warmest in July, with average highs of 27 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -5.7 °C. June is the wettest month (68 mm) and February the driest (30 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Kropyvnytskyi averages 525 mm of rain, 68 days above 25 °C and 112 days below freezing.
Ukraine · 113 m elevation · population 219,676 · 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 January -5.7 °C
- Driest month February 30 mm
- Wettest month June 68 mm
- Least cloud August 40 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 38 °C
- Coldest on record February -30 °C
What to expectKropyvnytskyi through the year
Kropyvnytskyi has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -0.5 °C in January to 27 °C in July, a swing of 25 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 68 days a year reach 25 °C, 19 of them reach 30 °C, 112 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 30 mm in February to 68 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -0.5 °C | 36 mm | 84 % |
| February | 1.3 °C | 30 mm | 79 % |
| March | 6.8 °C | 40 mm | 70 % |
| April | 14.7 °C | 39 mm | 59 % |
| May | 21.2 °C | 54 mm | 53 % |
| June | 24.9 °C | 68 mm | 51 % |
| July | 27.0 °C | 57 mm | 43 % |
| August | 26.7 °C | 41 mm | 40 % |
| September | 20.7 °C | 49 mm | 52 % |
| October | 13.4 °C | 40 mm | 63 % |
| November | 5.9 °C | 36 mm | 79 % |
| December | 1.1 °C | 35 mm | 84 % |
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 | -0.5 °C | -5.7 °C | -3.0 °C | 10.9 °C | -26.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| February | 1.3 °C | -5.2 °C | -1.9 °C | 14.4 °C | -30.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| March | 6.8 °C | -1.6 °C | 2.6 °C | 19.6 °C | -20.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| April | 14.7 °C | 4.4 °C | 9.8 °C | 29.0 °C | -7.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| May | 21.2 °C | 10.5 °C | 16.2 °C | 34.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 24.9 °C | 15.0 °C | 20.3 °C | 35.1 °C | 4.9 °C | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| July | 27.0 °C | 17.1 °C | 22.4 °C | 37.0 °C | 9.7 °C | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| August | 26.7 °C | 16.6 °C | 21.9 °C | 37.5 °C | 8.7 °C | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| September | 20.7 °C | 11.5 °C | 16.1 °C | 35.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 13.4 °C | 5.8 °C | 9.5 °C | 28.4 °C | -5.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| November | 5.9 °C | 0.7 °C | 3.3 °C | 19.9 °C | -19.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| December | 1.1 °C | -3.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 15.2 °C | -24.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36 mm | 8 | 8.8 h/day | 84 % | 84 % | 18 km/h |
| February | 30 mm | 7 | 10 h/day | 79 % | 81 % | 18 km/h |
| March | 40 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 70 % | 76 % | 19 km/h |
| April | 39 mm | 8 | 14 h/day | 59 % | 68 % | 18 km/h |
| May | 54 mm | 10 | 15 h/day | 53 % | 63 % | 17 km/h |
| June | 68 mm | 10 | 16 h/day | 51 % | 64 % | 17 km/h |
| July | 57 mm | 9 | 16 h/day | 43 % | 63 % | 16 km/h |
| August | 41 mm | 7 | 14 h/day | 40 % | 59 % | 16 km/h |
| September | 49 mm | 7 | 13 h/day | 52 % | 66 % | 17 km/h |
| October | 40 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 63 % | 75 % | 17 km/h |
| November | 36 mm | 7 | 9.2 h/day | 79 % | 83 % | 17 km/h |
| December | 35 mm | 7 | 8.3 h/day | 84 % | 84 % | 17 km/h |
How Kropyvnytskyi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kropyvnytskyi | 27 °C | -5.7 °C | 525 mm | 68 |
| Kremenchuk · Ukraine | 27 °C | -5.5 °C | 531 mm | 65 |
| Cherkasy · Ukraine | 26 °C | -5.5 °C | 539 mm | 55 |
| Kryvyy Rih · Ukraine | 28 °C | -5.3 °C | 502 mm | 78 |
| Mykolayiv · Ukraine | 29 °C | -4.5 °C | 435 mm | 85 |
| Dnipro · Ukraine | 28 °C | -5.8 °C | 503 mm | 73 |
| Bila Tserkva · Ukraine | 25 °C | -5.7 °C | 595 mm | 50 |
Where Kropyvnytskyi ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The driest places in Europe in October | 41st of 50 | 40 mm |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in September | 44th of 50 | 93/100 |
| The driest places in Europe in November | 44th of 50 | 36 mm |
| The driest places in Europe in December | 50th of 50 | 35 mm |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Kropyvnytskyi’s climate
When is the best time to visit Kropyvnytskyi?
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 Kropyvnytskyi get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 27 °C. About 19 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 -5.7 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 112 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Kropyvnytskyi?
June, averaging 68 mm over 10 days with rain. The driest month is February with 30 mm. The year as a whole averages 525 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 Kropyvnytskyi 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
- 48.508°, 32.266° , 113 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.