Weather forecast Luhanskn

Lugansk climate is continental, with marked-arid natural phenomena. Winter with little snow, unstable, warm summer with unstable moisture and dry periods. In districts climatic features has a significant impact relief. North (left bank) of the area, which occupies 60% of the region, situated on the rolling plains. It consist of more uniform climatic conditions. The relative uniformity of relief enhances continental climate, particularly pronounced in the northeast. In the northwest has an impact on climate Krasnooskolske Reservoir, located in the Donetsk region.

On the right bank of the region, which occupies a large part of Donetsk ridge, the climate is different. In the southern part of the valley background air temperature is highest in the region, and less precipitation falls here. At the Donetsk ridge weakened slightly continental climate. On show above sea level and temperatures dropping as rainfall, in contrast, is growing.

The average temperature for the year in most of the region is 7,4-8,1 ° C in the southern part of the valley - 8,8 ° C. The average temperature in January (the coldest month) is negative 3,5-5,3 ° C, the average temperature in July (the hottest month) - 20,9-22,4 ° C.

The absolute minimum temperature recorded in the city on Jan. 8, 1935 and amounted to 41,9 ° C below zero, the absolute maximum - 42,0 ° C heat observed on Aug. 12, 2010.Winter in the Luhansk region unstable, with frequent prolonged thaw and changing temperatures. Winter period on the left bank of the region lasts an average of 105-110 days. In the lowland area right bank of the shortest winters on average lasts 97 days on high Donetsk range longest - 113 days.

Winter period starts after steady transition temperature 0 ° C downward during the week - from 19-25 November. And ends in a stretched time - 2-14 March, when there is a steady transition average daily temperature 0 ° C towards warming. Before ending winter in the southern part of the valley, and later - on high Donetsk range. In the northern winter ends in the short term - 7-10 March.

In extreme northern areas and in the territory of Donetsk range number of days with thaws during the period December-February average of 34-36 in the southern part of the valley - 50 days. In the rest of - 42-45 days. Thaw, which lasted more than 5 days in a row, causing a violation winter dormancy of winter, which reduces frost plants.Snow cover is formed in the late first - early second decade of December and destroyed in early March. Duration occurrence of snow cover during the winter is on the territory of Donetsk ridge and in western areas of 84-93 days, the rest of the region - 68-78 days. The height of snow during the winter is 2-12sm, while the maximum height in some years reaches 45-75sm. In the last decade often appear years without a steady snow cover.

The average air temperature in the region of the coldest month of January is minus 4,6 ° C.Summer period (with average daily air temperatures of 15 ° C and above) lasts 113-126 days - from May 15-20 to 9-19 September.

Characteristic features warm period in the Luhansk region is drought and dry winds that occur in both summer and spring and voseny.Suhoviyni bezdoschovi events and periods throughout the Lugansk region every year.

Regional average rainfall for the year is 556 mm, varying from year to year from 304 to 873 mm. About 60% of the annual precipitation falls in the warm season.

The first autumn frosts are observed in late September-early October, last spring - late April - early May.

The latest spring frosts recorded June 4, 2003. Most early autumn frosts is marked on Sept. 3, 1997.

Average time bezzamorozkovoho period is 135-178 days.Other adverse agricultural cultures weather phenomena in the region in the growing season marked hail, strong winds, very heavy rain and showers.