Average Weather in Sverdlovs’k Ukraine

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In Sverdlovs’k, the summers are warm and partly cloudy and the winters are long, freezing, snowy, windy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 16°F to 82°F and is rarely below -3°F or above 93°F.

The warm season lasts for 3.5 months, from May 23 to September 9, with an average daily high temperature above 71°F. The hottest day of the year is July 30, with an average high of 82°F and low of 61°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.8 months, from November 18 to March 13, with an average daily high temperature below 38°F. The coldest day of the year is February 3, with an average low of 16°F and high of 27°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

In Sverdlovs’k, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Sverdlovs’k begins around May 3 and lasts for 5.5 months, ending around October 17. On July 25, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 77% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 23% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 17 and lasts for 6.5 months, ending around May 3. On December 29, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 74% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 26% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Sverdlovs’k varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 10 months, from September 15 to July 22, with a greater than 19% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 24% on June 9.

The drier season lasts 1.8 months, from July 22 to September 15. The smallest chance of a wet day is 13% on August 16.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Sverdlovs’k changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 9.7 months, from March 3 to December 23. The highest chance of a day with rain alone is 24% on June 9.

Snow alone is the most common for 2.3 months, from December 23 to March 3. The highest chance of a day with snow alone is 11% on January 22.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Sverdlovs’k experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.6 months, from March 14 to January 3, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around July 1, with an average total accumulation of 1.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from January 3 to March 14. The least rain falls around February 4, with an average total accumulation of 0.3 inches.

Snowfall

We report snowfall in liquid-equivalent terms. The actual depth of new snowfall is typically between 5 and 10 times the liquid-equivalent amount, assuming the ground is frozen. Colder, drier snow tends to be on the higher end of that range and warmer, wetter snow on the lower end.

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Sverdlovs’k experiences some seasonal variation in monthly liquid-equivalent snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from October 30 to April 4, with a sliding 31-day liquid-equivalent snowfall of at least 0.1 inches. The most snow falls during the 31 days centered around January 26, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 0.7 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from April 4 to October 30. The least snow falls around July 20, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Sverdlovs’k varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 21 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 16 hours, 4 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:20 AM on June 16, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 51 minutes later at 7:11 AM on January 1. The earliest sunset is at 3:27 PM on December 11, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 58 minutes later at 8:25 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Sverdlovs’k during 2017, starting in the spring on March 26, lasting 7.1 months, and ending in the fall on October 29.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Sverdlovs’k, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 4% of 4% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Sverdlovs’k experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from November 14 to April 15, with average wind speeds of more than 5.6 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is February 2, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.0 months, from April 15 to November 14. The calmest day of the year is July 11, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.5 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Sverdlovs’k varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 4.6 months, from January 26 to June 14 and for 5.5 months, from July 2 to December 17, with a peak percentage of 41% on March 21. The wind is most often from the west for 2.6 weeks, from June 14 to July 2 and for 1.3 months, from December 17 to January 26, with a peak percentage of 32% on June 27.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from May 4 to August 23, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.6 kWh. The brightest day of the year is July 7, with an average of 6.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 28 to February 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.1 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 23, with an average of 0.9 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sverdlovs’k are 48.090 deg latitude, 39.652 deg longitude, and 892 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Sverdlovs’k contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 420 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 842 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (883 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,198 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Sverdlovs’k is covered by cropland (43%), grassland (21%), trees (19%), and shrubs (15%), within 10 miles by cropland (70%) and trees (12%), and within 50 miles by cropland (72%) and grassland (13%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Sverdlovs’k, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Luhansk International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Sverdlovs’k.

At a distance of 42 kilometers from Sverdlovs’k, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Sverdlovs’k according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.