Sevastopol climate
Sevastopol is warmest in August, with average highs of 27 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 1.0 °C. December is the wettest month (50 mm) and July the driest (21 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Sevastopol averages 430 mm of rain, 60 days above 25 °C and 35 days below freezing.
Ukraine · 50 m elevation · population 547,820 · 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 August 27 °C
- Coldest month February 1.0 °C
- Driest month July 21 mm
- Wettest month December 50 mm
- Least cloud July 20 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 37 °C
- Coldest on record January -16 °C
- Warmest sea August 24 °C
What to expectSevastopol through the year
Sevastopol has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 6.0 °C in February to 27 °C in August, a swing of 20 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 60 days a year reach 25 °C, 7 of them reach 30 °C, 35 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 21 mm in July to 50 mm in December. There is no dry season to aim for.
The sea off Sevastopol is warmest in August at 24 °C and coldest in February at 8.0 °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 | 5.6 °C | 49 mm | 75 % |
| February | 6.0 °C | 40 mm | 70 % |
| March | 8.6 °C | 37 mm | 62 % |
| April | 13.1 °C | 30 mm | 52 % |
| May | 18.4 °C | 27 mm | 43 % |
| June | 23.3 °C | 34 mm | 34 % |
| July | 26.4 °C | 21 mm | 20 % |
| August | 27.0 °C | 21 mm | 20 % |
| September | 22.3 °C | 35 mm | 34 % |
| October | 16.9 °C | 41 mm | 50 % |
| November | 11.6 °C | 45 mm | 62 % |
| December | 7.4 °C | 50 mm | 74 % |
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 | 5.6 °C | 1.3 °C | 3.5 °C | 15.5 °C | -16.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| February | 6.0 °C | 1.0 °C | 3.6 °C | 15.7 °C | -12.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| March | 8.6 °C | 3.3 °C | 6.1 °C | 21.8 °C | -6.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| April | 13.1 °C | 6.9 °C | 10.3 °C | 23.9 °C | -2.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 18.4 °C | 12.1 °C | 15.6 °C | 28.1 °C | 4.0 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 23.3 °C | 17.2 °C | 20.6 °C | 33.1 °C | 9.8 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 26.4 °C | 20.1 °C | 23.6 °C | 35.2 °C | 14.1 °C | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| August | 27.0 °C | 20.3 °C | 24.0 °C | 36.5 °C | 14.1 °C | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| September | 22.3 °C | 16.0 °C | 19.3 °C | 31.8 °C | 7.1 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 16.9 °C | 11.3 °C | 14.2 °C | 27.6 °C | 0.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 11.6 °C | 6.7 °C | 9.2 °C | 21.9 °C | -5.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| December | 7.4 °C | 3.2 °C | 5.4 °C | 19.3 °C | -8.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49 mm | 10 | 9.2 h/day | 75 % | 79 % | 24 km/h | 9.0 °C |
| February | 40 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 70 % | 77 % | 24 km/h | 8.0 °C |
| March | 37 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 62 % | 76 % | 24 km/h | 8.2 °C |
| April | 30 mm | 7 | 13 h/day | 52 % | 75 % | 20 km/h | 10.0 °C |
| May | 27 mm | 6 | 15 h/day | 43 % | 76 % | 18 km/h | 14.8 °C |
| June | 34 mm | 7 | 16 h/day | 34 % | 74 % | 18 km/h | 20.1 °C |
| July | 21 mm | 4 | 15 h/day | 20 % | 70 % | 19 km/h | 23.1 °C |
| August | 21 mm | 4 | 14 h/day | 20 % | 66 % | 19 km/h | 24.3 °C |
| September | 35 mm | 6 | 13 h/day | 34 % | 69 % | 20 km/h | 21.6 °C |
| October | 41 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 50 % | 74 % | 21 km/h | 18.1 °C |
| November | 45 mm | 8 | 9.6 h/day | 62 % | 78 % | 23 km/h | 14.2 °C |
| December | 50 mm | 9 | 8.8 h/day | 74 % | 79 % | 24 km/h | 11.0 °C |
How Sevastopol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevastopol | 27 °C | 1.0 °C | 430 mm | 60 |
| Simferopol · Ukraine | 28 °C | -3.0 °C | 497 mm | 81 |
| Mykolayiv · Ukraine | 29 °C | -4.5 °C | 435 mm | 85 |
| Odesa · Ukraine | 27 °C | -2.5 °C | 415 mm | 70 |
| Novorossiysk · Russia | 29 °C | 0.5 °C | 604 mm | 80 |
| Kryvyy Rih · Ukraine | 28 °C | -5.3 °C | 502 mm | 78 |
Where Sevastopol ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Europe in August | 6th of 50 | 97/100 |
| The driest places in Europe in May | 14th of 50 | 27 mm |
| Best beach destinations in Europe in July | 17th of 50 | 95/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in August | 22nd of 50 | 97/100 |
| The driest places in Europe in April | 26th of 50 | 30 mm |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in June | 27th of 50 | 91/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Sevastopol.
QuestionsCommon questions about Sevastopol’s climate
When is the best time to visit Sevastopol?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Sevastopol get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 27 °C. About 7 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 1.0 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 35 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Sevastopol?
December, averaging 50 mm over 9 days with rain. The driest month is July with 21 mm. The year as a whole averages 430 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 Sevastopol 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
- 44.608°, 33.521° , 50 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.