Nikol's’ke climate — normals and trends
Nikol's’ke (Ukraine) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 467 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 (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Nikol's’ke averages 109 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
Nikol's’ke has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 124 to 94 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -33.8 °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
Nikol's’keDonetsk Oblast
- coords
- 47.21°, 37.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
467mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
26.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
109 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
52.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
38.5 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-33.8 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
62 mm
23 August 1960
Windiest day
55.0 km/h
24 September 2014
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
24 September 2014
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
31 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-40.9 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
18 January 1959
Sunniest day
15.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.6 °C | +5.7 °C | 14 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | -0.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 20 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +6.7 °C | 25 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 44 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 69 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 52 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 11 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 10 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 21 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 14.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 49 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 11.1 °C | +5.0 °C | 19 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 2.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 24 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nikol's’ke?
Nikol's’ke has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 467 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nikol's’ke?
The hottest day measured in Nikol's’ke between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nikol's’ke?
The coldest day measured in Nikol's’ke between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -33.8 °C.
Does it snow in Nikol's’ke?
Yes. Nikol's’ke gets on average 52.8 cm of snow per year and has around 109 frost days.
Has the climate of Nikol's’ke warmed?
Yes: Nikol's’ke warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nikol's’ke?
The wettest day measured in Nikol's’ke between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1960, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nikol's’ke?
The windiest day measured in Nikol's’ke between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 2014, with winds reaching 55.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nikol's’ke?
The warmest month in Nikol's’ke is July (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Nikol's’ke?
Nikol's’ke receives on average 467 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nikol's’ke?
Nikol's’ke 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 Nikol's’ke?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nikol's’ke between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1959, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nikol's’ke?
Yes: Nikol's’ke has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nikol's’ke?
In Nikol's’ke, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 31 July 1957, and the lowest was -40.9 °C on 10 January 1940.
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