Sofiyivka climate — normals and trends
Sofiyivka (Ukraine) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 503 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Sofiyivka averages 114 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.
Sofiyivka 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 131 to 97 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -34.3 °C (on 10 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
SofiyivkaDnipropetrovsk Oblast
- coords
- 48.05°, 33.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
503mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
26.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
114 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
96 d/yr
Annual snowfall
58.5 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
39.8 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-34.3 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
65 mm
4 August 2019
Windiest day
59.6 km/h
28 October 1969
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
23 November 2008
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
5 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-40.6 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
19.0 cm
15 November 1992
Sunniest day
15.3 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 | 5.3 °C | +6.8 °C | 16 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 0.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 20 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +7.5 °C | 22 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 27 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 69 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 42 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 11 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 64 mm | +23 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 21 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 14.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 70 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +5.3 °C | 36 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 2.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 31 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sofiyivka?
Sofiyivka has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 503 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sofiyivka?
The hottest day measured in Sofiyivka between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sofiyivka?
The coldest day measured in Sofiyivka between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -34.3 °C.
Does it snow in Sofiyivka?
Yes. Sofiyivka gets on average 58.5 cm of snow per year and has around 114 frost days.
Has the climate of Sofiyivka warmed?
Yes: Sofiyivka warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sofiyivka?
The wettest day measured in Sofiyivka between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2019, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sofiyivka?
The windiest day measured in Sofiyivka between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1969, with winds reaching 59.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sofiyivka?
The warmest month in Sofiyivka is July (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Sofiyivka?
Sofiyivka receives on average 503 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sofiyivka?
Sofiyivka gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sofiyivka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sofiyivka between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1992, with 19.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sofiyivka?
Yes: Sofiyivka has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sofiyivka?
In Sofiyivka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 5 August 2017, and the lowest was -40.6 °C on 10 January 1940.
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