Bakhmach climate — normals and trends
Bakhmach (Ukraine) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 609 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (19.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bakhmach averages 129 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Bakhmach has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 150 to 108 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -38.6 °C (on 22 January 1942).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BakhmachChernihiv Oblast
- coords
- 51.18°, 32.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.2°C
Average daily high
11.1°C
Average daily low
3.4°C
Annual rainfall
609mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
19.4km/h
Seasonal range
26.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
129 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
90.0 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
0.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.0 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-38.6 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
54 mm
13 August 1970
Windiest day
59.2 km/h
11 December 1967
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
23 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
17 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-44.1 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
22.0 cm
23 March 2013
Sunniest day
16.0 h
16 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 °C | +7.1 °C | 28 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | -1.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 11 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +7.7 °C | 35 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 48 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 52 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 22.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 73 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 48 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 43 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 21.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 19 mm | -32 mm |
| Oct | 11.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 67 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 8.4 °C | +4.9 °C | 50 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 1.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 38 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bakhmach?
Bakhmach has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 609 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bakhmach?
The hottest day measured in Bakhmach between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bakhmach?
The coldest day measured in Bakhmach between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -38.6 °C.
Does it snow in Bakhmach?
Yes. Bakhmach gets on average 90.0 cm of snow per year and has around 129 frost days.
Has the climate of Bakhmach warmed?
Yes: Bakhmach warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bakhmach?
The wettest day measured in Bakhmach between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1970, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bakhmach?
The windiest day measured in Bakhmach between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1967, with winds reaching 59.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bakhmach?
The warmest month in Bakhmach is July (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Bakhmach?
Bakhmach receives on average 609 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bakhmach?
Bakhmach gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bakhmach?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bakhmach between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2013, with 22.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bakhmach?
Yes: Bakhmach has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bakhmach?
In Bakhmach, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 17 July 2024, and the lowest was -44.1 °C on 22 January 1942.
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