Lutsk climate — normals and trends
Lutsk (Ukraine) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 690 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lutsk averages 112 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Lutsk has warmed by +2.7 °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 131 to 93 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 13 July 2024) and the coldest -35.2 °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
LutskVolyn Oblast
- coords
- 50.76°, 25.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.9°C
Average daily high
11.7°C
Average daily low
4.2°C
Annual rainfall
690mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
112 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
80.6 cm
Average feels-like high
8.9 °C
Average feels-like low
0.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 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
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
36.8 °C
13 July 2024
Coldest day
-35.2 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
79 mm
6 September 1992
Windiest day
52.5 km/h
3 November 1981
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
23 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
13 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-40.4 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
24.6 cm
15 March 2013
Sunniest day
15.5 h
18 June 2021
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 | +6.6 °C | 30 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 1.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 14 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 11.8 °C | +6.8 °C | 40 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 46 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 15.3 °C | -3.3 °C | 84 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 23.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 73 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 159 mm | +66 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 29 mm | -45 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 71 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 11.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 45 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 7.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 47 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 3.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 21 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lutsk?
Lutsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 690 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lutsk?
The hottest day measured in Lutsk between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2024, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lutsk?
The coldest day measured in Lutsk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -35.2 °C.
Does it snow in Lutsk?
Yes. Lutsk gets on average 80.6 cm of snow per year and has around 112 frost days.
Has the climate of Lutsk warmed?
Yes: Lutsk warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lutsk?
The wettest day measured in Lutsk between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1992, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lutsk?
The windiest day measured in Lutsk between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 1981, with winds reaching 52.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lutsk?
The warmest month in Lutsk is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Lutsk?
Lutsk receives on average 690 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lutsk?
Lutsk gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lutsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lutsk between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 2013, with 24.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lutsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lutsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lutsk?
In Lutsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 13 July 2024, and the lowest was -40.4 °C on 10 January 1940.
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