Rakhiv climate — normals and trends
Rakhiv (Ukraine) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.3 °C and it receives 1,137 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 (15.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Rakhiv averages 154 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 176 rainy days per year.
Rakhiv has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 173 to 135 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.8 °C (on 14 July 2024) and the coldest -29.8 °C (on 10 February 1956).
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
RakhivZakarpattia Oblast
- coords
- 48.05°, 24.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.3°C
Average daily high
9.6°C
Average daily low
1.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,137mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
22.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
154 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
176 d/yr
Annual snowfall
202.5 cm
Average feels-like high
7.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
30.8 °C
14 July 2024
Coldest day
-29.8 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
71 mm
2 August 1959
Windiest day
30.1 km/h
5 February 2020
Strongest gust
103.7 km/h
7 March 2002
Hottest feels-like
34.1 °C
3 August 1998
Coldest feels-like
-34.9 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
35.0 cm
13 February 1962
Sunniest day
15.0 h
9 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.8 °C | +5.2 °C | 76 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 0.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 19 mm | -54 mm |
| Mar | 9.6 °C | +6.3 °C | 99 mm | +22 mm |
| Apr | 12.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 65 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 12.2 °C | -3.6 °C | 181 mm | +57 mm |
| Jun | 21.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 79 mm | -60 mm |
| Jul | 22.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 198 mm | +64 mm |
| Aug | 21.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 75 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 18.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 100 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 8.4 °C | -2.6 °C | 89 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 79 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 2.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 26 mm | -60 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rakhiv?
Rakhiv has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.3 °C and it receives 1,137 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rakhiv?
The hottest day measured in Rakhiv between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2024, reaching 30.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rakhiv?
The coldest day measured in Rakhiv between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -29.8 °C.
Does it snow in Rakhiv?
Yes. Rakhiv gets on average 202.5 cm of snow per year and has around 154 frost days.
Has the climate of Rakhiv warmed?
Yes: Rakhiv warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rakhiv?
The wettest day measured in Rakhiv between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1959, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rakhiv?
The windiest day measured in Rakhiv between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2020, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rakhiv?
The warmest month in Rakhiv is July (15.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Rakhiv?
Rakhiv receives on average 1,137 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 176 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rakhiv?
Rakhiv gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rakhiv?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rakhiv between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1962, with 35.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rakhiv?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Rakhiv.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rakhiv?
In Rakhiv, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.1 °C on 3 August 1998, and the lowest was -34.9 °C on 10 February 1956.
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