Markivka climate — normals and trends
Markivka (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 534 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Markivka averages 131 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Markivka has warmed by +2.9 °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 147 to 115 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 13 July 2025) and the coldest -36.0 °C (on 9 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
MarkivkaLuhansk Oblast
- coords
- 49.53°, 39.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.9°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
3.7°C
Annual rainfall
534mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
28.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
131 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
90.6 cm
Average feels-like high
8.9 °C
Average feels-like low
0.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
39.7 °C
13 July 2025
Coldest day
-36.0 °C
9 January 1940
Wettest day
78 mm
26 June 1956
Windiest day
54.0 km/h
26 February 1940
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
14 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
24 July 2001
Coldest feels-like
-42.4 °C
9 January 1940
Snowiest day
16.2 cm
18 January 1970
Sunniest day
15.1 h
28 June 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.1 °C | +7.1 °C | 22 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | -3.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 27 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +7.9 °C | 30 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 23 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 28 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 52 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +4.4 °C | 35 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 11 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 23.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 3 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 75 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +5.1 °C | 38 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 0.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 35 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Markivka?
Markivka has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 534 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Markivka?
The hottest day measured in Markivka between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2025, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Markivka?
The coldest day measured in Markivka between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1940, at -36.0 °C.
Does it snow in Markivka?
Yes. Markivka gets on average 90.6 cm of snow per year and has around 131 frost days.
Has the climate of Markivka warmed?
Yes: Markivka warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Markivka?
The wettest day measured in Markivka between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1956, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Markivka?
The windiest day measured in Markivka between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1940, with winds reaching 54.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Markivka?
The warmest month in Markivka is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Markivka?
Markivka receives on average 534 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Markivka?
Markivka gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Markivka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Markivka between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1970, with 16.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Markivka?
Yes: Markivka has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Markivka?
In Markivka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 24 July 2001, and the lowest was -42.4 °C on 9 January 1940.
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