Okhtyrka climate — normals and trends
Okhtyrka (Ukraine) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.6 °C and it receives 588 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Okhtyrka averages 129 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Okhtyrka has warmed by +3.0 °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 148 to 110 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -36.4 °C (on 23 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
OkhtyrkaSumy
- coords
- 50.31°, 34.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.6°C
Average daily high
11.5°C
Average daily low
3.6°C
Annual rainfall
588mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
26.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
129 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
91.4 cm
Average feels-like high
8.6 °C
Average feels-like low
0.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
39.1 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-36.4 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
57 mm
26 August 1981
Windiest day
51.1 km/h
18 January 1970
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
23 November 2008
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
18 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-41.5 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
21.4 cm
27 February 1971
Sunniest day
15.5 h
27 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.3 °C | +6.9 °C | 17 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | -2.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 17 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +7.8 °C | 43 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 21 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 70 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 54 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 70 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 38 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 15 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 11.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 85 mm | +39 mm |
| Nov | 8.7 °C | +5.0 °C | 38 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 1.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 39 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Okhtyrka?
Okhtyrka has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.6 °C and it receives 588 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Okhtyrka?
The hottest day measured in Okhtyrka between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Okhtyrka?
The coldest day measured in Okhtyrka between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -36.4 °C.
Does it snow in Okhtyrka?
Yes. Okhtyrka gets on average 91.4 cm of snow per year and has around 129 frost days.
Has the climate of Okhtyrka warmed?
Yes: Okhtyrka warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Okhtyrka?
The wettest day measured in Okhtyrka between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1981, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Okhtyrka?
The windiest day measured in Okhtyrka between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1970, with winds reaching 51.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Okhtyrka?
The warmest month in Okhtyrka is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Okhtyrka?
Okhtyrka receives on average 588 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Okhtyrka?
Okhtyrka 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 Okhtyrka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Okhtyrka between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1971, with 21.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Okhtyrka?
Yes: Okhtyrka has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Okhtyrka?
In Okhtyrka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 18 July 2024, and the lowest was -41.5 °C on 22 January 1942.
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