Horokhiv climate — normals and trends
Horokhiv (Ukraine) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 699 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Horokhiv averages 109 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Horokhiv has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 127 to 91 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 13 July 2024) and the coldest -34.4 °C (on 12 January 1950).
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
HorokhivVolyn Oblast
- coords
- 50.50°, 24.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.0°C
Average daily high
11.8°C
Average daily low
4.3°C
Annual rainfall
699mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
22.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
109 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
79.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.1 °C
Average feels-like low
1.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
36.1 °C
13 July 2024
Coldest day
-34.4 °C
12 January 1950
Wettest day
63 mm
6 September 1992
Windiest day
54.4 km/h
3 November 1981
Strongest gust
112.0 km/h
6 September 1992
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
16 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-39.7 °C
12 January 1950
Snowiest day
23.5 cm
15 March 2013
Sunniest day
15.3 h
25 June 2008
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.3 °C | +6.7 °C | 33 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 1.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 16 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +6.7 °C | 42 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 49 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 15.3 °C | -3.3 °C | 79 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 23.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 66 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 150 mm | +57 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 34 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 21.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 80 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 11.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 41 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 52 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 22 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Horokhiv?
Horokhiv has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 699 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Horokhiv?
The hottest day measured in Horokhiv between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2024, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Horokhiv?
The coldest day measured in Horokhiv between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1950, at -34.4 °C.
Does it snow in Horokhiv?
Yes. Horokhiv gets on average 79.4 cm of snow per year and has around 109 frost days.
Has the climate of Horokhiv warmed?
Yes: Horokhiv warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Horokhiv?
The wettest day measured in Horokhiv between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1992, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Horokhiv?
The windiest day measured in Horokhiv between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 1981, with winds reaching 54.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Horokhiv?
The warmest month in Horokhiv is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Horokhiv?
Horokhiv receives on average 699 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Horokhiv?
Horokhiv gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Horokhiv?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Horokhiv between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 2013, with 23.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Horokhiv?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Horokhiv.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Horokhiv?
In Horokhiv, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 16 July 2024, and the lowest was -39.7 °C on 12 January 1950.
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