Rivne climate — normals and trends
Rivne (Ukraine) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 544 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 (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Rivne averages 119 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Rivne has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 138 to 100 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 19 July 2007) and the coldest -34.4 °C (on 11 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
RivneKirovohrad Oblast
- coords
- 48.24°, 31.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
544mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
25.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
119 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
68.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
1.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
38.0 °C
19 July 2007
Coldest day
-34.4 °C
11 January 1940
Wettest day
70 mm
12 October 2024
Windiest day
48.4 km/h
28 October 1969
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
30 November 1988
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
7 August 2012
Coldest feels-like
-40.5 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
21.9 cm
12 February 1969
Sunniest day
15.8 h
2 July 2022
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 | 4.9 °C | +6.9 °C | 19 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | -0.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 9 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +7.3 °C | 16 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 29 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 79 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 34 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +4.6 °C | 18 mm | -42 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 20 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 23.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 25 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 89 mm | +51 mm |
| Nov | 10.5 °C | +5.2 °C | 50 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 2.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 29 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rivne?
Rivne has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 544 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rivne?
The hottest day measured in Rivne between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2007, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rivne?
The coldest day measured in Rivne between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1940, at -34.4 °C.
Does it snow in Rivne?
Yes. Rivne gets on average 68.1 cm of snow per year and has around 119 frost days.
Has the climate of Rivne warmed?
Yes: Rivne warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rivne?
The wettest day measured in Rivne between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 2024, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rivne?
The windiest day measured in Rivne between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1969, with winds reaching 48.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rivne?
The warmest month in Rivne is July (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Rivne?
Rivne receives on average 544 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rivne?
Rivne gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rivne?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rivne between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1969, with 21.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rivne?
Yes: Rivne has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rivne?
In Rivne, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 7 August 2012, and the lowest was -40.5 °C on 10 January 1940.
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