Simferopol climate
Simferopol is warmest in August, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average -3.0 °C. June is the wettest month (67 mm) and September the driest (33 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Simferopol averages 497 mm of rain, 81 days above 25 °C and 87 days below freezing.
Ukraine · population 336,460 · 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 28 °C
- Coldest month February -3.0 °C
- Driest month September 33 mm
- Wettest month June 67 mm
- Least cloud August 26 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 38 °C
- Coldest on record February -25 °C
What to expectSimferopol through the year
Simferopol has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 4.7 °C in February to 28 °C in August, a swing of 23 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 81 days a year reach 25 °C, 24 of them reach 30 °C, 87 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 33 mm in September to 67 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.4 °C | 38 mm | 77 % |
| February | 4.7 °C | 33 mm | 72 % |
| March | 8.8 °C | 41 mm | 65 % |
| April | 15.0 °C | 41 mm | 55 % |
| May | 20.9 °C | 53 mm | 47 % |
| June | 25.0 °C | 67 mm | 41 % |
| July | 28.2 °C | 39 mm | 27 % |
| August | 28.3 °C | 40 mm | 26 % |
| September | 22.7 °C | 33 mm | 38 % |
| October | 16.5 °C | 35 mm | 53 % |
| November | 10.1 °C | 37 mm | 66 % |
| December | 5.1 °C | 39 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 | 3.4 °C | -3.0 °C | 0.1 °C | 17.0 °C | -24.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| February | 4.7 °C | -3.0 °C | 0.7 °C | 19.3 °C | -25.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| March | 8.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 4.3 °C | 23.0 °C | -14.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| April | 15.0 °C | 4.6 °C | 9.8 °C | 29.7 °C | -9.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May | 20.9 °C | 10.0 °C | 15.7 °C | 33.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 25.0 °C | 14.6 °C | 20.1 °C | 35.8 °C | 7.1 °C | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| July | 28.2 °C | 17.4 °C | 23.0 °C | 37.3 °C | 10.0 °C | 25 | 9 | 0 |
| August | 28.3 °C | 17.3 °C | 22.9 °C | 38.3 °C | 10.0 °C | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| September | 22.7 °C | 12.5 °C | 17.4 °C | 34.9 °C | 3.5 °C | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 16.5 °C | 7.4 °C | 11.7 °C | 32.5 °C | -5.5 °C | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| November | 10.1 °C | 2.7 °C | 6.1 °C | 24.3 °C | -13.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| December | 5.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 1.9 °C | 21.3 °C | -18.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38 mm | 8 | 9.2 h/day | 77 % | 84 % | 17 km/h |
| February | 33 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 72 % | 81 % | 18 km/h |
| March | 41 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 65 % | 76 % | 18 km/h |
| April | 41 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 55 % | 69 % | 17 km/h |
| May | 53 mm | 10 | 15 h/day | 47 % | 68 % | 16 km/h |
| June | 67 mm | 11 | 16 h/day | 41 % | 66 % | 16 km/h |
| July | 39 mm | 7 | 15 h/day | 27 % | 61 % | 16 km/h |
| August | 40 mm | 6 | 14 h/day | 26 % | 59 % | 16 km/h |
| September | 33 mm | 6 | 13 h/day | 38 % | 67 % | 16 km/h |
| October | 35 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 53 % | 75 % | 16 km/h |
| November | 37 mm | 7 | 9.6 h/day | 66 % | 82 % | 16 km/h |
| December | 39 mm | 8 | 8.8 h/day | 76 % | 85 % | 17 km/h |
How Simferopol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simferopol | 28 °C | -3.0 °C | 497 mm | 81 |
| Sevastopol · Ukraine | 27 °C | 1.0 °C | 430 mm | 60 |
| Mykolayiv · Ukraine | 29 °C | -4.5 °C | 435 mm | 85 |
| Novorossiysk · Russia | 29 °C | 0.5 °C | 604 mm | 80 |
| Odesa · Ukraine | 27 °C | -2.5 °C | 415 mm | 70 |
| Zaporizhzhya · Ukraine | 28 °C | -5.0 °C | 467 mm | 77 |
| Kryvyy Rih · Ukraine | 28 °C | -5.3 °C | 502 mm | 78 |
Where Simferopol ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Europe in September | 19thof 50 | 95/100 |
| The driest places in Europe in September | 27thof 50 | 33 mm |
| The driest places in Europe in October | 29thof 50 | 35 mm |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Simferopol’s climate
When is the best time to visit Simferopol?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and September the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Simferopol get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 24 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 -3.0 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 87 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Simferopol?
June, averaging 67 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is September with 33 mm. The year as a whole averages 497 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 Simferopol 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.