Odesa climate

Name: Odesa
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Odesa is warmest in July, with average highs of 27 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -2.5 °C. June is the wettest month (43 mm) and February the driest (29 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Odesa averages 415 mm of rain, 70 days above 25 °C and 71 days below freezing.

Ukraine · 50 m elevation · population 1,010,537 · 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 -2.5 °C
Driest month February 29 mm
Wettest month June 43 mm
Least cloud August 32 % cloud
Hottest on record August 37 °C
Coldest on record January -21 °C
Warmest sea August 24 °C

What to expectOdesa through the year

Odesa has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 2.0 °C in January to 27 °C in July, a swing of 24 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 70 days a year reach 25 °C, 13 of them reach 30 °C, 71 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in August.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 29 mm in February to 43 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.

The sea off Odesa is warmest in August at 24 °C and coldest in February at 3.8 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	2.0 °C	35 mm	76 %
February	3.4 °C	29 mm	72 %
March	7.6 °C	32 mm	64 %
April	13.5 °C	31 mm	55 %
May	20.0 °C	38 mm	47 %
June	24.7 °C	43 mm	44 %
July	27.5 °C	33 mm	34 %
August	27.3 °C	37 mm	32 %
September	21.4 °C	39 mm	45 %
October	15.0 °C	36 mm	56 %
November	8.8 °C	32 mm	73 %
December	3.9 °C	30 mm	76 %

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	2.0 °C	-2.5 °C	-0.2 °C	13.0 °C	-21.2 °C	0	0	21
February	3.4 °C	-1.9 °C	0.8 °C	16.6 °C	-17.1 °C	0	0	18
March	7.6 °C	1.3 °C	4.4 °C	19.7 °C	-14.2 °C	0	0	10
April	13.5 °C	6.4 °C	10.1 °C	26.6 °C	-3.9 °C	0	0	1
May	20.0 °C	12.5 °C	16.5 °C	32.0 °C	3.8 °C	3	0	0
June	24.7 °C	17.3 °C	21.3 °C	32.2 °C	8.4 °C	14	1	0
July	27.5 °C	19.8 °C	23.9 °C	35.3 °C	12.2 °C	25	5	0
August	27.3 °C	19.6 °C	23.6 °C	36.5 °C	12.9 °C	24	6	0
September	21.4 °C	14.6 °C	18.1 °C	33.3 °C	5.7 °C	4	0	0
October	15.0 °C	9.3 °C	12.2 °C	25.0 °C	-1.8 °C	0	0	0
November	8.8 °C	4.3 °C	6.6 °C	20.8 °C	-11.7 °C	0	0	5
December	3.9 °C	-0.4 °C	1.8 °C	15.1 °C	-15.9 °C	0	0	16

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind	Sea temp
January	35 mm	6	9.0 h/day	76 %	82 %	21 km/h	5.2 °C
February	29 mm	5	10 h/day	72 %	79 %	22 km/h	3.8 °C
March	32 mm	7	12 h/day	64 %	76 %	22 km/h	4.7 °C
April	31 mm	7	14 h/day	55 %	73 %	21 km/h	8.8 °C
May	38 mm	8	15 h/day	47 %	69 %	20 km/h	15.4 °C
June	43 mm	7	16 h/day	44 %	66 %	20 km/h	20.5 °C
July	33 mm	6	15 h/day	34 %	62 %	19 km/h	23.0 °C
August	37 mm	5	14 h/day	32 %	60 %	19 km/h	23.6 °C
September	39 mm	5	13 h/day	45 %	67 %	20 km/h	20.2 °C
October	36 mm	5	11 h/day	56 %	74 %	21 km/h	16.0 °C
November	32 mm	6	9.4 h/day	73 %	80 %	22 km/h	11.8 °C
December	30 mm	6	8.6 h/day	76 %	81 %	22 km/h	8.0 °C

How Odesa 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
Odesa	27 °C	-2.5 °C	415 mm	70
Tiraspol · Moldova	29 °C	-4.6 °C	463 mm	86
Mykolayiv · Ukraine	29 °C	-4.5 °C	435 mm	85
Chisinau · Moldova	28 °C	-4.7 °C	538 mm	80
Galaţi · Romania	29 °C	-4.0 °C	501 mm	95
Iaşi · Romania	27 °C	-5.5 °C	568 mm	75
Kropyvnytskyi · Ukraine	27 °C	-5.7 °C	525 mm	68

Where Odesa ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
Best beach destinations in Europe in August	15thof 50	95/100
Places with the best weather in Europe in September	18thof 50	95/100
Best beach destinations in Europe in February	19thof 50	20/100
Best beach destinations in Europe in January	23rdof 50	19/100
Best beach destinations in Europe in July	27thof 50	92/100
The driest places in Europe in April	29thof 50	31 mm

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Odesa.

QuestionsCommon questions about Odesa’s climate

When is the best time to visit Odesa?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September 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 Odesa get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 27 °C. About 13 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -2.5 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 71 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Odesa?

June, averaging 43 mm over 7 days with rain. The driest month is February with 29 mm. The year as a whole averages 415 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 Odesa 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: 1 August 2026

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.