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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Ust’-Donetskiy Russia

In Ust’-Donetskiy, 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 18°F to 85°F and is rarely below 0°F or above 95°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Ust’-Donetskiy for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August.

Climate in Ust’-Donetskiy

freezingcoldcoolwarmwarmcoolcoldvery coldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow78%78%27%27%clearovercastprecipitation: 1.4 inprecipitation: 1.4 in0.9 in0.9 inmuggy: 9%muggy: 9%0%0%drydrybeach/pool score: 7.3beach/pool score: 7.30.00.0
Ust’-Donetskiy weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.6 months, from May 21 to September 8, with an average daily high temperature above 74°F. The hottest month of the year in Ust’-Donetskiy is July, with an average high of 84°F and low of 65°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.7 months, from November 19 to March 10, with an average daily high temperature below 40°F. The coldest month of the year in Ust’-Donetskiy is January, with an average low of 20°F and high of 30°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Ust’-Donetskiy

Average High and Low Temperature in Ust’-DonetskiyhotcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FFeb 329°FFeb 329°FJul 2785°FJul 2785°F18°F18°F66°F66°FMay 2174°FMay 2174°FSep 874°FSep 874°FNov 1940°FNov 1940°FMar 1040°FMar 1040°F55°F55°F55°F55°F30°F30°F27°F27°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 30°F31°F44°F60°F72°F80°F84°F82°F71°F56°F42°F33°F
Temp. 25°F26°F36°F52°F63°F71°F75°F73°F62°F49°F37°F29°F
Low 20°F21°F30°F42°F53°F61°F65°F62°F52°F41°F31°F24°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.

Average Hourly Temperature in Ust’-Donetskiy

Average Hourly Temperature in Ust’-DonetskiyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfreezingfreezingvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States (5,386 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Ust’-Donetskiy (view comparison).

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In Ust’-Donetskiy, 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 Ust’-Donetskiy begins around May 4 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around October 15.

The clearest month of the year in Ust’-Donetskiy is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 76% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 15 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around May 4.

The cloudiest month of the year in Ust’-Donetskiy is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 71% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Ust’-Donetskiy

Cloud Cover Categories in Ust’-DonetskiyclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 2078%Jul 2078%Dec 2827%Dec 2827%May 452%May 452%Oct 1553%Oct 1553%NowNowclearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 71%69%61%55%46%37%24%25%36%49%63%71%
Clearer 29%31%39%45%54%63%76%75%64%51%37%29%

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

The wetter season lasts 8.0 months, from November 22 to July 21, with a greater than 19% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Ust’-Donetskiy is June, with an average of 7.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.0 months, from July 21 to November 22. The month with the fewest wet days in Ust’-Donetskiy is August, with an average of 4.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

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 Ust’-Donetskiy changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 11 months, from February 13 to January 17. The month with the most days of rain alone in Ust’-Donetskiy is June, with an average of 7.0 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.9 weeks, from January 17 to February 13. The month with the most days of snow alone in Ust’-Donetskiy is January, with an average of 2.4 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Ust’-Donetskiy

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Ust’-DonetskiysnowrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 2124%Dec 2124%Aug 1414%Aug 1414%Jan 1720%Jan 1720%NowNowsnowrainmixed
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 2.5d2.1d3.7d5.5d6.6d7.0d6.2d4.8d5.1d4.9d4.1d3.9d
Mixed 1.3d1.0d0.9d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d0.7d1.2d
Snow 2.4d1.9d0.8d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.5d1.9d
Any 6.2d5.0d5.4d5.7d6.6d7.0d6.2d4.8d5.1d5.1d5.3d7.0d

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. Ust’-Donetskiy experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Ust’-Donetskiy. The month with the most rain in Ust’-Donetskiy is June, with an average rainfall of 1.4 inches.

The month with the least rain in Ust’-Donetskiy is February, with an average rainfall of 0.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Ust’-Donetskiy

Average Monthly Rainfall in Ust’-DonetskiyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 inJun 301.4 inJun 301.4 inFeb 40.4 inFeb 40.4 inSep 61.2 inSep 61.2 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.6″0.5″0.7″1.0″1.3″1.4″1.3″1.1″1.2″1.1″1.0″0.8″

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Ust’-Donetskiy experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 4.6 months, from November 9 to March 29, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Ust’-Donetskiy is January, with an average snowfall of 5.3 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 7.4 months, from March 29 to November 9. The least snow falls around July 19, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Ust’-Donetskiy

Average Monthly Snowfall in Ust’-DonetskiysnowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inJan 115.4 inJan 115.4 inJul 190.0 inJul 190.0 inNov 91.0 inNov 91.0 inMar 291.0 inMar 291.0 in
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 5.3″4.3″1.8″0.3″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″1.5″4.8″

The length of the day in Ust’-Donetskiy varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 25 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 16 hours, 0 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Ust’-Donetskiy

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Ust’-DonetskiyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2016 hr, 0 minJun 2016 hr, 0 minJun 2012 hr, 10 minSep 2212 hr, 10 minSep 228 hr, 25 minDec 218 hr, 25 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 8.9h10.3h11.9h13.7h15.2h15.9h15.5h14.2h12.5h10.8h9.3h8.5h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:17 AM on June 16, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 47 minutes later at 8:04 AM on January 1. The earliest sunset is at 4:24 PM on December 11, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 54 minutes later at 8:18 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Ust’-Donetskiy during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Ust’-Donetskiy

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Ust’-DonetskiyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 164:17 AMJun 164:17 AM8:18 PMJun 258:18 PMJun 25Dec 114:24 PMDec 114:24 PM8:04 AMJan 18:04 AMJan 1daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Ust’-Donetskiy

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Ust’-DonetskiyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010102020203030404050600000101010102020202030303040405050601966NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Ust’-Donetskiy

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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 Ust’-Donetskiy, 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 5% of 5% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Ust’-Donetskiy

Humidity Comfort Levels in Ust’-DonetskiyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 10%Mar 10%Jul 209%Jul 209%NowNowcomfortablecomfortabledrydrymuggymuggyhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d1.4d2.8d1.7d0.4d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Ust’-Donetskiy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from November 13 to April 17, with average wind speeds of more than 10.2 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Ust’-Donetskiy is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.9 months, from April 17 to November 13. The calmest month of the year in Ust’-Donetskiy is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Ust’-Donetskiy

Average Wind Speed in Ust’-DonetskiywindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mphMar 512.3 mphMar 512.3 mphJul 108.2 mphJul 108.2 mphNov 1310.2 mphNov 1310.2 mphApr 1710.2 mphApr 1710.2 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 11.412.112.010.48.98.58.38.79.610.010.410.8

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Ust’-Donetskiy varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 2.7 weeks, from June 13 to July 2, with a peak percentage of 35% on June 26. The wind is most often from the east for 11 months, from July 2 to June 13, with a peak percentage of 33% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Ust’-Donetskiy

Wind Direction in Ust’-DonetskiyEWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Ust’-Donetskiy throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Ust’-Donetskiy for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to mid September, with a peak score in the third week of August.

Tourism Score in Ust’-Donetskiy

Tourism Score in Ust’-Donetskiybest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.47.40.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Ust’-Donetskiy for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Ust’-Donetskiy

Beach/Pool Score in Ust’-Donetskiybest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.37.30.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Ust’-Donetskiy typically lasts for 6.5 months (200 days), from around April 3 to around October 20, rarely starting before March 18 or after April 24, and rarely ending before October 4 or after November 6.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Ust’-Donetskiy

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Ust’-Donetskiygrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Apr 350%Apr 350%Oct 2050%Oct 2090%Apr 2490%Apr 2490%Oct 490%Oct 410%Mar 1810%Mar 1810%Nov 610%Nov 60%Feb 20%Feb 2Jul 18100%Jul 18100%freezingvery coldcoolcomfortablewarmhotfrigidcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Ust’-Donetskiy should appear around April 20, only rarely appearing before April 10 or after April 30.

Growing Degree Days in Ust’-Donetskiy

Growing Degree Days in Ust’-DonetskiyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°FApr 2090°FApr 2090°FJun 17900°FJun 17900°FJul 251,800°FJul 251,800°FDec 313,150°FDec 313,150°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 3.5 months, from May 4 to August 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Ust’-Donetskiy is July, with an average of 6.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 28 to February 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Ust’-Donetskiy is December, with an average of 1.0 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Ust’-Donetskiy

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Ust’-DonetskiybrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJul 66.9 kWhJul 66.9 kWhDec 221.0 kWhDec 221.0 kWhMay 45.7 kWhMay 45.7 kWhAug 225.7 kWhAug 225.7 kWhOct 282.1 kWhOct 282.1 kWhFeb 162.1 kWhFeb 162.1 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 1.22.13.44.86.16.76.85.94.42.81.51.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ust’-Donetskiy are 47.642 deg latitude, 40.872 deg longitude, and 226 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Ust’-Donetskiy contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 410 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 145 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (561 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,125 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Ust’-Donetskiy is covered by cropland (58%) and trees (24%), within 10 miles by cropland (72%) and trees (16%), and within 50 miles by cropland (75%) and grassland (16%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Ust’-Donetskiy, 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 are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Ust’-Donetskiy.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Ust’-Donetskiy according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Ust’-Donetskiy is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Ust’-Donetskiy and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Ust’-Donetskiy and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , 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 airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Disclaimer

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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader.

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