Weather forecast Donetsk

Donetsk continental climate, with dry-natural phenomena. Winter is comparatively cold with unstable snow cover, summer is often hot and dry. Prevailing winds east and south-east. The average temperature for the year is plus 7,5-9,6ºS. The average temperature in January (the coldest month) is less 2,5-5,1ºS, the average temperature in July (the hottest month) - plus 21,2-23,0ºS.

The absolute minimum air temperature observed 11 January 2022 and was 32,0º C. The absolute maximum - 39,1º C was recorded on Aug. 10, 2010.

Winter in the Donetsk region on average takes 93-113 days - from 20-29 November to March 2-13.Summer period (with average daily air temperatures 15ºS and above) lasts 115-135 days - from May 14-22 to 15-25 September.

The average rainfall for the year is 570 mm, respectively, and by changing the area from 271 to 875 mm. About 60% of the annual precipitation falls in the warm season - 290-370 mm. In most dry years, rainfall in 1.5-3 times less. Arrears rain, especially when combined with high temperatures, causes soil drought.

Relative humidity in the warm season (April-October) ranges from 60% in spring to 80% in autumn, and the number of days with relative humidity of 30% or less over the period of 30-40 days on the coast - 6 days.

The first autumn frosts occur in the air in the first-second decade of October, last spring - in the second or third decade of April (in the far south - in the first week of April).The latest spring frosts in recent decades recorded May 22, 2002. Most early autumn frosts is marked in the air on Sept. 19, 1995.Average time bezzamorozkovoho period in air is 158-197 days, the ground - 134-174 days.

Snow cover is usually formed in late November - early December and destroyed in the first week of March. Duration occurrence of snow cover during the winter of 50-95 days, the average height of snow during the winter 6-12 cm, while the maximum height in some years reaches 40-55 cm in the southern areas - up to 88 cm. In recent decades, often marked Sustainable years without snow, or even snowless winter.

Winter usually happen thaw, the number of days on which the period December-February in the region ranges from 42 to 51.For aggregate of air temperature and precipitation in Donetsk region is divided into three climatic regions: sufficient supplies and inadequate moisture; a high level of supplies and lack of moisture and high supplies dry.