Average Weather in Shostka Ukraine

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In Shostka, the summers are long, comfortable, and partly cloudy and the winters are long, freezing, snowy, windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 14°F to 77°F and is rarely below -7°F or above 87°F.

The warm season lasts for 3.9 months, from May 13 to September 9, with an average daily high temperature above 67°F. The hottest day of the year is July 27, with an average high of 77°F and low of 59°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.8 months, from November 18 to March 12, with an average daily high temperature below 36°F. The coldest day of the year is February 3, with an average low of 14°F and high of 25°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 Shostka, 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 in Shostka begins around April 20 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around October 11. On August 5, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 67% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 33% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 11 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around April 20. On December 29, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 76% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 24% 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 Shostka varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 2.7 months, from May 13 to August 3, with a greater than 24% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 31% on June 26.

The drier season lasts 9.3 months, from August 3 to May 13. The smallest chance of a wet day is 17% on March 21.

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 Shostka changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 9.4 months, from February 28 to December 11. The highest chance of a day with rain alone is 31% on June 26.

Snow alone is the most common for 2.6 months, from December 11 to February 28. The highest chance of a day with snow alone is 10% 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. Shostka experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.7 months, from February 28 to December 20, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around July 7, with an average total accumulation of 2.4 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.3 months, from December 20 to February 28. The least rain falls around January 26, 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. Shostka experiences some seasonal variation in monthly liquid-equivalent snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 5.3 months, from October 28 to April 7, 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 18, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 0.6 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 6.7 months, from April 7 to October 28. The least snow falls around July 26, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Shostka varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 46 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 16 hours, 42 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:26 AM on June 17, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 27 minutes later at 7:53 AM on December 30. The earliest sunset is at 3:35 PM on December 13, and the latest sunset is 5 hours, 34 minutes later at 9:09 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Shostka 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 Shostka, 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 Shostka experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.9 months, from October 16 to April 13, with average wind speeds of more than 5.3 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is January 25, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.1 months, from April 13 to October 16. The calmest day of the year is July 29, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.3 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Shostka varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 3.1 months, from February 10 to May 13 and for 1.4 months, from October 30 to December 12, with a peak percentage of 36% on November 12. The wind is most often from the north for 2.2 months, from June 8 to August 15, with a peak percentage of 33% on August 8. The wind is most often from the west for 2.5 months, from August 15 to October 30 and for 1.9 months, from December 12 to February 10, with a peak percentage of 34% on October 25.

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 1 to August 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.2 kWh. The brightest day of the year is June 18, with an average of 6.4 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from October 23 to February 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.8 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 20, with an average of 0.6 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Shostka are 51.863 deg latitude, 33.470 deg longitude, and 502 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Shostka contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 131 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 495 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (331 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (459 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Shostka is covered by artificial surfaces (47%), cropland (25%), and trees (17%), within 10 miles by cropland (50%) and trees (31%), and within 50 miles by cropland (50%) and trees (33%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Shostka, 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, Gomel Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Shostka.

At a distance of 183 kilometers from Shostka, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Shostka to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 40%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 60%.

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.