Kherson climate — normals and trends
Kherson (Ukraine) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 430 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 (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kherson averages 95 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
Kherson has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 112 to 78 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 25 August 2007) and the coldest -32.3 °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
KhersonKherson Oblast
- coords
- 46.64°, 32.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
14.9°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
430mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
25.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
95 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
36.1 cm
Average feels-like high
12.4 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
40.3 °C
25 August 2007
Coldest day
-32.3 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
50 mm
25 August 1970
Windiest day
55.5 km/h
28 October 1969
Strongest gust
101.9 km/h
28 October 1969
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
18 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-38.8 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
19.2 cm
29 December 2014
Sunniest day
15.3 h
27 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.4 °C | +6.8 °C | 10 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 1.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 17 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 13.9 °C | +6.9 °C | 13 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 36 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 58 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 18 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 4 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 25 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 21 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 15.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 67 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 13.2 °C | +5.3 °C | 44 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 26 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kherson?
Kherson has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 430 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kherson?
The hottest day measured in Kherson between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 2007, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kherson?
The coldest day measured in Kherson between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -32.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kherson?
Yes. Kherson gets on average 36.1 cm of snow per year and has around 95 frost days.
Has the climate of Kherson warmed?
Yes: Kherson warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kherson?
The wettest day measured in Kherson between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1970, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kherson?
The windiest day measured in Kherson between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1969, with winds reaching 55.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kherson?
The warmest month in Kherson is July (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kherson?
Kherson receives on average 430 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kherson?
Kherson gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kherson?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kherson between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2014, with 19.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kherson?
Yes: Kherson has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kherson?
In Kherson, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 18 July 2024, and the lowest was -38.8 °C on 10 January 1940.
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