Snizhne climate — normals and trends
Snizhne (Ukraine) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 499 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 (22.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Snizhne averages 125 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Snizhne has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 140 to 110 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 13 July 2025) and the coldest -34.6 °C (on 9 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
SnizhneDonetsk Oblast
- coords
- 48.02°, 38.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
4.4°C
Annual rainfall
499mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
27.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
125 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
73.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
1.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
10 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
39.3 °C
13 July 2025
Coldest day
-34.6 °C
9 January 1940
Wettest day
43 mm
24 May 1992
Windiest day
49.4 km/h
14 December 1981
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
14 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
13 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-41.8 °C
9 January 1940
Snowiest day
20.9 cm
30 March 2023
Sunniest day
15.0 h
31 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.9 °C | +6.6 °C | 19 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | -2.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 24 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +7.4 °C | 32 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 20 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 43 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 52 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | +4.9 °C | 14 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 8 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 11 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 14.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 59 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +5.2 °C | 25 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 1.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 28 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Snizhne?
Snizhne has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 499 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Snizhne?
The hottest day measured in Snizhne between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2025, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Snizhne?
The coldest day measured in Snizhne between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1940, at -34.6 °C.
Does it snow in Snizhne?
Yes. Snizhne gets on average 73.5 cm of snow per year and has around 125 frost days.
Has the climate of Snizhne warmed?
Yes: Snizhne warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Snizhne?
The wettest day measured in Snizhne between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1992, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Snizhne?
The windiest day measured in Snizhne between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1981, with winds reaching 49.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Snizhne?
The warmest month in Snizhne is July (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Snizhne?
Snizhne receives on average 499 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Snizhne?
Snizhne gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Snizhne?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Snizhne between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2023, with 20.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Snizhne?
Yes: Snizhne has on average 10 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Snizhne?
In Snizhne, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 13 July 2025, and the lowest was -41.8 °C on 9 January 1940.
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