Average Weather at Kharkiv International Airport Ukraine

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At Kharkiv International Airport, the summers are warm and partly cloudy and the winters are long, freezing, dry, windy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 17°F to 80°F and is rarely below -2°F or above 91°F.

The warm season lasts for 3.7 months, from May 17 to September 9, with an average daily high temperature above 69°F. The hottest day of the year is July 27, with an average high of 80°F and low of 62°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.9 months, from November 17 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 17°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.

At Kharkiv International Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Kharkiv International Airport begins around April 24 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around October 15. On August 4, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 73% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 27% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 15 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around April 24. On January 8, 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 at Kharkiv International Airport varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 2.0 months, from May 17 to July 17, with a greater than 23% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 29% on June 27.

The drier season lasts 10 months, from July 17 to May 17. The smallest chance of a wet day is 16% on February 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 at Kharkiv International Airport changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 10 months, from February 24 to January 3. The highest chance of a day with rain alone is 29% on June 27.

Snow alone is the most common for 1.7 months, from January 3 to February 24. The highest chance of a day with snow alone is 9% on January 16.

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. Kharkiv International Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 11 months, from February 28 to January 17, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around June 27, with an average total accumulation of 2.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 1.4 months, from January 17 to February 28. The least rain falls around February 10, with an average total accumulation of 0.4 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. Kharkiv International Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly liquid-equivalent snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from October 31 to April 3, 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 19, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 0.5 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 6.9 months, from April 3 to October 31. The least snow falls around July 25, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day at Kharkiv International Airport varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 5 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 16 hours, 22 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:25 AM on June 17, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 8 minutes later at 7:33 AM on December 31. The earliest sunset is at 3:33 PM on December 12, and the latest sunset is 5 hours, 15 minutes later at 8:47 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Kharkiv International Airport 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 at Kharkiv International Airport, 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 2% of 2% 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 at Kharkiv International Airport experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from November 8 to April 15, with average wind speeds of more than 5.4 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is February 8, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.8 months, from April 15 to November 8. The calmest day of the year is July 27, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.4 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Kharkiv International Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 4.1 months, from February 11 to June 14 and for 6.0 days, from November 18 to November 24, with a peak percentage of 34% on April 15. The wind is most often from the north for 2.5 months, from June 14 to August 30, with a peak percentage of 36% on August 10. The wind is most often from the west for 2.5 months, from August 30 to November 14 and for 2.5 months, from November 26 to February 11, with a peak percentage of 32% on October 24.

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 3 to August 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.4 kWh. The brightest day of the year is July 7, with an average of 6.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from October 26 to February 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.0 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 20, with an average of 0.8 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kharkiv International Airport are 49.925 deg latitude, 36.290 deg longitude, and 456 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kharkiv International Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 240 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 450 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (436 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (663 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kharkiv International Airport is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and cropland (33%), within 10 miles by cropland (36%) and artificial surfaces (33%), and within 50 miles by cropland (66%) and trees (19%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Kharkiv International Airport, 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

Kharkiv International Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

In this case, the only station close and reliable enough to use as a fallback is Dnipropetrovsk International Airport.

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.