Holovanivsk climate — normals and trends
Holovanivsk (Ukraine) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 559 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 (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Holovanivsk averages 112 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 103 rainy days per year.
Holovanivsk has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 132 to 92 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 19 July 2007) and the coldest -35.3 °C (on 11 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
HolovanivskKirovohrad Oblast
- coords
- 48.39°, 30.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
559mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
25.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
112 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
103 d/yr
Annual snowfall
68.2 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
38.3 °C
19 July 2007
Coldest day
-35.3 °C
11 January 1940
Wettest day
55 mm
5 September 1985
Windiest day
47.4 km/h
28 October 1969
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
28 October 1969
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
16 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-40.6 °C
11 January 1940
Snowiest day
33.2 cm
18 January 2018
Sunniest day
15.9 h
21 June 1948
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.0 °C | +6.5 °C | 18 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 0.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 6 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 12.7 °C | +7.1 °C | 15 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 20 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | -1.8 °C | 81 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 23 mm | -50 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 62 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 27 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 23.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 41 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 12.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 97 mm | +57 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +4.6 °C | 50 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 3.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 26 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Holovanivsk?
Holovanivsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 559 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Holovanivsk?
The hottest day measured in Holovanivsk between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2007, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Holovanivsk?
The coldest day measured in Holovanivsk between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1940, at -35.3 °C.
Does it snow in Holovanivsk?
Yes. Holovanivsk gets on average 68.2 cm of snow per year and has around 112 frost days.
Has the climate of Holovanivsk warmed?
Yes: Holovanivsk warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Holovanivsk?
The wettest day measured in Holovanivsk between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1985, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Holovanivsk?
The windiest day measured in Holovanivsk between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1969, with winds reaching 47.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Holovanivsk?
The warmest month in Holovanivsk is July (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Holovanivsk?
Holovanivsk receives on average 559 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 103 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Holovanivsk?
Holovanivsk gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Holovanivsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Holovanivsk between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2018, with 33.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Holovanivsk?
Yes: Holovanivsk has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Holovanivsk?
In Holovanivsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 16 July 2024, and the lowest was -40.6 °C on 11 January 1940.
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