Henichesk climate — normals and trends
Henichesk (Ukraine) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 378 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Henichesk averages 73 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Henichesk has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 89 to 57 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 18 July 2024) and the coldest -31.3 °C (on 10 January 1940).
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
HenicheskKherson Oblast
- coords
- 46.17°, 34.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.1°C
Average daily high
14.0°C
Average daily low
8.3°C
Annual rainfall
378mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
20.8km/h
Seasonal range
25.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
73 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
28.9 cm
Average feels-like high
11.9 °C
Average feels-like low
5.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
39 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
36.7 °C
18 July 2024
Coldest day
-31.3 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
82 mm
25 July 1952
Windiest day
63.7 km/h
28 October 1969
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
28 October 1969
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
18 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-38.6 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
14.8 cm
8 December 1991
Sunniest day
15.0 h
29 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.7 °C | +5.7 °C | 7 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 0.6 °C | -1.4 °C | 19 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 11.3 °C | +5.2 °C | 7 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 33 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 35 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 35 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 2 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 4 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 21.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 42 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 15.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 36 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 12.9 °C | +5.0 °C | 18 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 4.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 26 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Henichesk?
Henichesk has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 378 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Henichesk?
The hottest day measured in Henichesk between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2024, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Henichesk?
The coldest day measured in Henichesk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -31.3 °C.
Does it snow in Henichesk?
Yes. Henichesk gets on average 28.9 cm of snow per year and has around 73 frost days.
Has the climate of Henichesk warmed?
Yes: Henichesk warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Henichesk?
The wettest day measured in Henichesk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1952, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Henichesk?
The windiest day measured in Henichesk between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1969, with winds reaching 63.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Henichesk?
The warmest month in Henichesk is July (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Henichesk?
Henichesk receives on average 378 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Henichesk?
Henichesk gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Henichesk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Henichesk between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1991, with 14.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Henichesk?
Yes: Henichesk has on average 39 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Henichesk?
In Henichesk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 18 July 2024, and the lowest was -38.6 °C on 10 January 1940.
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