Kotelva climate — normals and trends
Kotelva (Ukraine) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 582 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 (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kotelva averages 127 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Kotelva has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 146 to 108 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -36.3 °C (on 23 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
KotelvaPoltava Oblast
- coords
- 50.07°, 34.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.7°C
Average daily high
11.7°C
Average daily low
3.8°C
Annual rainfall
582mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
26.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
127 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
88.1 cm
Average feels-like high
8.8 °C
Average feels-like low
0.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
39.6 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-36.3 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
53 mm
24 September 2014
Windiest day
52.9 km/h
27 January 1964
Strongest gust
97.2 km/h
23 November 2008
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
18 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-41.4 °C
23 January 1942
Snowiest day
20.2 cm
27 February 1971
Sunniest day
15.5 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 | 3.5 °C | +6.9 °C | 17 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | -1.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 17 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +7.8 °C | 42 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 21 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 85 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 51 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 86 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 29 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 22.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 16 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 12.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 80 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +5.0 °C | 34 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 1.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 39 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kotelva?
Kotelva has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 582 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kotelva?
The hottest day measured in Kotelva between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kotelva?
The coldest day measured in Kotelva between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -36.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kotelva?
Yes. Kotelva gets on average 88.1 cm of snow per year and has around 127 frost days.
Has the climate of Kotelva warmed?
Yes: Kotelva warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kotelva?
The wettest day measured in Kotelva between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 2014, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kotelva?
The windiest day measured in Kotelva between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1964, with winds reaching 52.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kotelva?
The warmest month in Kotelva is July (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kotelva?
Kotelva receives on average 582 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kotelva?
Kotelva gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kotelva?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kotelva between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1971, with 20.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kotelva?
Yes: Kotelva has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kotelva?
In Kotelva, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 18 July 2024, and the lowest was -41.4 °C on 23 January 1942.
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