Lokhvytsya climate — normals and trends
Lokhvytsya (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 586 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 (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lokhvytsya averages 126 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Lokhvytsya has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 145 to 107 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -35.9 °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
LokhvytsyaPoltava Oblast
- coords
- 50.36°, 33.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.7°C
Average daily high
11.6°C
Average daily low
3.8°C
Annual rainfall
586mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
26.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
126 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
86.4 cm
Average feels-like high
8.8 °C
Average feels-like low
0.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
39.3 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-35.9 °C
11 January 1940
Wettest day
65 mm
26 June 2015
Windiest day
46.5 km/h
12 March 1945
Strongest gust
87.5 km/h
6 February 1993
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
17 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-41.9 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
16.6 cm
12 February 1969
Sunniest day
15.9 h
29 June 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.8 °C | +7.0 °C | 17 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | -1.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 11 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 11.3 °C | +7.7 °C | 30 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 16.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 37 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 68 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 58 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 46 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 43 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 19 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 11.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 81 mm | +39 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +5.0 °C | 35 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 2.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 36 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lokhvytsya?
Lokhvytsya has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 586 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lokhvytsya?
The hottest day measured in Lokhvytsya between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lokhvytsya?
The coldest day measured in Lokhvytsya between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1940, at -35.9 °C.
Does it snow in Lokhvytsya?
Yes. Lokhvytsya gets on average 86.4 cm of snow per year and has around 126 frost days.
Has the climate of Lokhvytsya warmed?
Yes: Lokhvytsya warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lokhvytsya?
The wettest day measured in Lokhvytsya between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2015, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lokhvytsya?
The windiest day measured in Lokhvytsya between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1945, with winds reaching 46.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lokhvytsya?
The warmest month in Lokhvytsya is July (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lokhvytsya?
Lokhvytsya receives on average 586 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lokhvytsya?
Lokhvytsya 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 Lokhvytsya?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lokhvytsya between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1969, with 16.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lokhvytsya?
Yes: Lokhvytsya has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lokhvytsya?
In Lokhvytsya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 17 July 2024, and the lowest was -41.9 °C on 22 January 1942.
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