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Monthly climate in Poltava, Ukraine

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Poltava features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (27 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-7 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 518 mm (20.4 inches) and receives 97 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Poltava enjoys an average of 3381 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 12 minutes to 16 hours 12 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Poltava, Ukraine §

The warmest months in Poltava are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (71 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to 0 °C (27 - 33 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Poltava experiences 75 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 102 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Poltava, Ukraine.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Mean maximum 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Average high -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Daily mean -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 0°C
(33°F)
Average low -6°C
(22°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Mean minimum -16°C
(3°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)
Minimum -22°C
(-7°F)		 -21°C
(-5°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Poltava, Ukraine §

Poltava usually has the most precipitation in May, July and December, with an average of 10 rainy days and 60 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Poltava are August, September and October. On average, 29 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Poltava, Ukraine.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 39 (1.5) 44 (1.7) 42 (1.7) 44 (1.7) 59 (2.3) 46 (1.8) 55 (2.2) 21 (0.8) 34 (1.3) 33 (1.3) 35 (1.4) 67 (2.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 8 10 9 10 10 9 4 5 6 7 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Poltava, Ukraine §

The sunniest months in Poltava are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Poltava: January, February and December receive an average of 3 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Poltava, Ukraine.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 99 158 274 330 404 421 440 403 324 269 163 91
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 39m 10h 6m 11h 55m 13h 46m 15h 22m 16h 12m 15h 46m 14h 20m 12h 33m 10h 42m 9h 4m 8h 12m

Solar UV radiation in Poltava, Ukraine §

Poltava experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 7 - 8, which corresponds to the High / Very High category of sun exposure.January, February and November are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Poltava UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Poltava, Ukraine.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 2 5 6 7 8 8 7 6 4 2 2