Luhansk climate
Luhansk is warmest in July, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average -6.7 °C. June is the wettest month (54 mm) and August the driest (29 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Luhansk averages 502 mm of rain, 77 days above 25 °C and 119 days below freezing.
Ukraine · population 397,677 · 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 28 °C
- Coldest month February -6.7 °C
- Driest month August 29 mm
- Wettest month June 54 mm
- Least cloud August 36 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 39 °C
- Coldest on record February -33 °C
What to expectLuhansk through the year
Luhansk has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -0.3 °C in February to 28 °C in July, a swing of 27 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 77 days a year reach 25 °C, 26 of them reach 30 °C, 119 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in August.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 29 mm in August to 54 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.5 °C | 41 mm | 85 % |
| February | -0.3 °C | 34 mm | 80 % |
| March | 6.1 °C | 39 mm | 72 % |
| April | 14.6 °C | 49 mm | 62 % |
| May | 21.3 °C | 52 mm | 53 % |
| June | 25.7 °C | 54 mm | 49 % |
| July | 28.0 °C | 46 mm | 40 % |
| August | 27.6 °C | 29 mm | 36 % |
| September | 21.1 °C | 39 mm | 48 % |
| October | 13.4 °C | 40 mm | 62 % |
| November | 5.1 °C | 35 mm | 77 % |
| December | 0.1 °C | 43 mm | 85 % |
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 | -1.5 °C | -6.7 °C | -4.0 °C | 11.8 °C | -29.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| February | -0.3 °C | -6.7 °C | -3.4 °C | 16.4 °C | -32.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| March | 6.1 °C | -2.3 °C | 1.9 °C | 21.3 °C | -20.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| April | 14.6 °C | 4.3 °C | 9.7 °C | 27.8 °C | -6.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| May | 21.3 °C | 10.5 °C | 16.3 °C | 34.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 25.7 °C | 15.2 °C | 20.9 °C | 36.6 °C | 5.8 °C | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| July | 28.0 °C | 17.5 °C | 23.2 °C | 37.8 °C | 10.3 °C | 23 | 9 | 0 |
| August | 27.6 °C | 16.8 °C | 22.5 °C | 38.5 °C | 8.5 °C | 22 | 10 | 0 |
| September | 21.1 °C | 11.3 °C | 16.3 °C | 35.1 °C | -1.5 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 13.4 °C | 5.4 °C | 9.3 °C | 30.5 °C | -6.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| November | 5.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 2.3 °C | 19.8 °C | -21.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| December | 0.1 °C | -4.6 °C | -2.2 °C | 13.1 °C | -29.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41 mm | 9 | 8.7 h/day | 85 % | 84 % | 19 km/h |
| February | 34 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 80 % | 81 % | 20 km/h |
| March | 39 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 72 % | 75 % | 21 km/h |
| April | 49 mm | 9 | 14 h/day | 62 % | 67 % | 19 km/h |
| May | 52 mm | 9 | 15 h/day | 53 % | 62 % | 18 km/h |
| June | 54 mm | 9 | 16 h/day | 49 % | 60 % | 17 km/h |
| July | 46 mm | 8 | 16 h/day | 40 % | 58 % | 16 km/h |
| August | 29 mm | 5 | 14 h/day | 36 % | 54 % | 16 km/h |
| September | 39 mm | 7 | 13 h/day | 48 % | 61 % | 18 km/h |
| October | 40 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 62 % | 73 % | 18 km/h |
| November | 35 mm | 7 | 9.2 h/day | 77 % | 80 % | 18 km/h |
| December | 43 mm | 9 | 8.3 h/day | 85 % | 83 % | 19 km/h |
Where Luhansk ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Europe in September | 33rdof 50 | 94/100 |
| The driest places in Europe in November | 42ndof 50 | 35 mm |
| The driest places in Europe in October | 42ndof 50 | 40 mm |
| The driest places in Europe in September | 45thof 50 | 39 mm |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Luhansk’s climate
When is the best time to visit Luhansk?
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 August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Luhansk get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 26 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -6.7 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 119 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Luhansk?
June, averaging 54 mm over 9 days with rain. The driest month is August with 29 mm. The year as a whole averages 502 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 Luhansk 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
- 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.