Zhovkva climate — normals and trends
Zhovkva (Ukraine) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 739 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhovkva averages 106 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Zhovkva 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 125 to 87 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 13 July 2024) and the coldest -32.8 °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
ZhovkvaLviv Oblast
- coords
- 50.06°, 23.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.1°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
739mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
22.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
106 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
81.3 cm
Average feels-like high
9.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
35.6 °C
13 July 2024
Coldest day
-32.8 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
52 mm
26 June 1966
Windiest day
52.9 km/h
3 November 1981
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
3 August 1998
Coldest feels-like
-38.0 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
22.7 cm
15 March 2013
Sunniest day
15.1 h
20 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.8 °C | +6.9 °C | 36 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 1.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 14 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +6.7 °C | 46 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 58 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 15.3 °C | -3.2 °C | 83 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 42 mm | -50 mm |
| Jul | 25.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 142 mm | +43 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 44 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 21.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 76 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 11.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 40 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 8.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 71 mm | +24 mm |
| Dec | 4.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 25 mm | -22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhovkva?
Zhovkva has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 739 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhovkva?
The hottest day measured in Zhovkva between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2024, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhovkva?
The coldest day measured in Zhovkva between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -32.8 °C.
Does it snow in Zhovkva?
Yes. Zhovkva gets on average 81.3 cm of snow per year and has around 106 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhovkva warmed?
Yes: Zhovkva warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhovkva?
The wettest day measured in Zhovkva between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1966, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhovkva?
The windiest day measured in Zhovkva between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 1981, with winds reaching 52.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhovkva?
The warmest month in Zhovkva is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhovkva?
Zhovkva receives on average 739 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhovkva?
Zhovkva gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhovkva?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhovkva between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 2013, with 22.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhovkva?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Zhovkva.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhovkva?
In Zhovkva, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 3 August 1998, and the lowest was -38.0 °C on 10 January 1940.
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