Sudak climate — normals and trends
Sudak (Ukraine) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 357 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 August (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Sudak averages 30 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Sudak has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 41 to 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -18.2 °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
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- coords
- 44.85°, 34.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.3°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
357mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
24.5km/h
Seasonal range
19.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
30 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
29.2 cm
Average feels-like high
11.8 °C
Average feels-like low
7.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
64 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
31.7 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-18.2 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
57 mm
17 June 2021
Windiest day
76.1 km/h
15 November 1992
Strongest gust
107.6 km/h
15 November 1992
Hottest feels-like
36.9 °C
1 August 1998
Coldest feels-like
-27.7 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
21.1 cm
1 February 1988
Sunniest day
15.0 h
4 June 1940
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 | 8.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 17 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 2.0 °C | -2.5 °C | 32 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 9.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 11 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 10.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 37 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 14.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 16 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 21.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 16 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 20.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 68 mm | +43 mm |
| Oct | 15.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 36 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 14.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 20 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 7.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 40 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sudak?
Sudak has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 357 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sudak?
The hottest day measured in Sudak between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sudak?
The coldest day measured in Sudak between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -18.2 °C.
Does it snow in Sudak?
Yes. Sudak gets on average 29.2 cm of snow per year and has around 30 frost days.
Has the climate of Sudak warmed?
Yes: Sudak warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sudak?
The wettest day measured in Sudak between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 2021, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sudak?
The windiest day measured in Sudak between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1992, with winds reaching 76.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sudak?
The warmest month in Sudak is August (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Sudak?
Sudak receives on average 357 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sudak?
Sudak gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sudak?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sudak between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1988, with 21.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sudak?
Yes: Sudak has on average 64 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sudak?
In Sudak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.9 °C on 1 August 1998, and the lowest was -27.7 °C on 10 January 1940.
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