Nizhyn climate — normals and trends
Nizhyn (Ukraine) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.5 °C and it receives 616 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 (19.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Nizhyn averages 126 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Nizhyn has warmed by +3.1 °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 106 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -37.3 °C (on 22 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
NizhynChernihiv Oblast
- coords
- 51.05°, 31.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.5°C
Average daily high
11.3°C
Average daily low
3.6°C
Annual rainfall
616mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
25.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
126 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
87.9 cm
Average feels-like high
8.4 °C
Average feels-like low
0.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
38.6 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-37.3 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
60 mm
12 July 1969
Windiest day
57.5 km/h
22 February 1953
Strongest gust
93.6 km/h
6 February 1993
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
17 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-42.8 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
12 February 1969
Sunniest day
16.0 h
28 June 1940
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 | +7.1 °C | 23 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | -1.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 11 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +7.7 °C | 30 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 15.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 51 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 52 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 23.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 70 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 46 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 42 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 21.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 21 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 11.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 72 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 8.6 °C | +4.8 °C | 43 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 2.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 40 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nizhyn?
Nizhyn has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.5 °C and it receives 616 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nizhyn?
The hottest day measured in Nizhyn between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nizhyn?
The coldest day measured in Nizhyn between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -37.3 °C.
Does it snow in Nizhyn?
Yes. Nizhyn gets on average 87.9 cm of snow per year and has around 126 frost days.
Has the climate of Nizhyn warmed?
Yes: Nizhyn warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nizhyn?
The wettest day measured in Nizhyn between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1969, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nizhyn?
The windiest day measured in Nizhyn between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1953, with winds reaching 57.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nizhyn?
The warmest month in Nizhyn is July (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Nizhyn?
Nizhyn receives on average 616 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nizhyn?
Nizhyn 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 Nizhyn?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nizhyn between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1969, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nizhyn?
Yes: Nizhyn has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nizhyn?
In Nizhyn, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 17 July 2024, and the lowest was -42.8 °C on 22 January 1942.
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