Zaporizhzhya climate
Zaporizhzhya is warmest in July, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -5.0 °C. June is the wettest month (49 mm) and August the driest (31 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Zaporizhzhya averages 467 mm of rain, 77 days above 25 °C and 100 days below freezing.
Ukraine · 105 m elevation · population 710,052 · 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 January -5.0 °C
- Driest month August 31 mm
- Wettest month June 49 mm
- Least cloud August 35 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 38 °C
- Coldest on record February -27 °C
What to expectZaporizhzhya through the year
Zaporizhzhya has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -0.10 °C in January to 28 °C in July, a swing of 26 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 77 days a year reach 25 °C, 25 of them reach 30 °C, 100 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 31 mm in August to 49 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -0.1 °C | 38 mm | 84 % |
| February | 1.4 °C | 32 mm | 79 % |
| March | 7.2 °C | 41 mm | 70 % |
| April | 15.0 °C | 40 mm | 58 % |
| May | 21.4 °C | 44 mm | 50 % |
| June | 25.5 °C | 49 mm | 47 % |
| July | 28.0 °C | 36 mm | 35 % |
| August | 27.8 °C | 31 mm | 35 % |
| September | 21.6 °C | 43 mm | 46 % |
| October | 14.2 °C | 35 mm | 60 % |
| November | 6.5 °C | 39 mm | 76 % |
| December | 1.5 °C | 40 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 | -0.1 °C | -5.0 °C | -2.5 °C | 12.0 °C | -26.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| February | 1.4 °C | -4.9 °C | -1.7 °C | 16.2 °C | -27.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| March | 7.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 3.1 °C | 21.2 °C | -19.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| April | 15.0 °C | 5.4 °C | 10.3 °C | 29.7 °C | -5.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May | 21.4 °C | 11.7 °C | 16.8 °C | 33.7 °C | 1.4 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 25.5 °C | 16.2 °C | 21.1 °C | 35.1 °C | 7.3 °C | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| July | 28.0 °C | 18.5 °C | 23.5 °C | 37.3 °C | 11.8 °C | 24 | 9 | 0 |
| August | 27.8 °C | 18.1 °C | 23.1 °C | 38.4 °C | 10.8 °C | 23 | 9 | 0 |
| September | 21.6 °C | 12.9 °C | 17.2 °C | 34.6 °C | 1.0 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 14.2 °C | 6.9 °C | 10.4 °C | 31.0 °C | -3.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| November | 6.5 °C | 1.4 °C | 3.9 °C | 18.8 °C | -17.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| December | 1.5 °C | -2.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 15.0 °C | -25.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38 mm | 8 | 8.8 h/day | 84 % | 84 % | 20 km/h |
| February | 32 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 79 % | 81 % | 21 km/h |
| March | 41 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 70 % | 76 % | 21 km/h |
| April | 40 mm | 7 | 14 h/day | 58 % | 69 % | 19 km/h |
| May | 44 mm | 9 | 15 h/day | 50 % | 65 % | 18 km/h |
| June | 49 mm | 9 | 16 h/day | 47 % | 63 % | 18 km/h |
| July | 36 mm | 6 | 16 h/day | 35 % | 61 % | 17 km/h |
| August | 31 mm | 5 | 14 h/day | 35 % | 56 % | 17 km/h |
| September | 43 mm | 6 | 13 h/day | 46 % | 63 % | 19 km/h |
| October | 35 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 60 % | 74 % | 19 km/h |
| November | 39 mm | 7 | 9.3 h/day | 76 % | 81 % | 20 km/h |
| December | 40 mm | 8 | 8.4 h/day | 85 % | 84 % | 21 km/h |
How Zaporizhzhya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaporizhzhya | 28 °C | -5.0 °C | 467 mm | 77 |
| Dnipro · Ukraine | 28 °C | -5.8 °C | 503 mm | 73 |
| Kryvyy Rih · Ukraine | 28 °C | -5.3 °C | 502 mm | 78 |
| Kremenchuk · Ukraine | 27 °C | -5.5 °C | 531 mm | 65 |
| Mariupol · Ukraine | 28 °C | -3.5 °C | 467 mm | 70 |
| Donetsk · Ukraine | 27 °C | -6.6 °C | 532 mm | 70 |
Where Zaporizhzhya ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Europe in September | 22nd of 50 | 95/100 |
| The driest places in Europe in October | 24th of 50 | 35 mm |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in May | 42nd of 50 | 91/100 |
| The driest places in Europe year-round | 50th of 50 | 39 mm |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Zaporizhzhya’s climate
When is the best time to visit Zaporizhzhya?
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, July is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Zaporizhzhya get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 25 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 -5.0 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 100 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Zaporizhzhya?
June, averaging 49 mm over 9 days with rain. The driest month is August with 31 mm. The year as a whole averages 467 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 Zaporizhzhya 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
- 47.852°, 35.117° , 105 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.