Average Weather in Simferopol Ukraine

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In Simferopol, the summers are warm and mostly clear and the winters are long, freezing, dry, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 22°F to 86°F and is rarely below 7°F or above 97°F.

The hot season lasts for 3.3 months, from May 31 to September 8, with an average daily high temperature above 76°F. The hottest day of the year is July 29, with an average high of 86°F and low of 59°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.7 months, from November 22 to March 13, with an average daily high temperature below 46°F. The coldest day of the year is February 4, with an average low of 22°F and high of 37°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 Simferopol, 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 Simferopol begins around May 28 and lasts for 4.1 months, ending around October 1. On August 2, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 89% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 11% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 1 and lasts for 7.9 months, ending around May 28. On December 26, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 63% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 37% of the time.

Simferopol does not experience significant seasonal variation in the frequency of wet days (i.e., those with greater than 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation). The frequency ranges from 10% to 20%, with an average value of 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 throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 19% on June 8.

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. Simferopol experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Simferopol. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around June 20, with an average total accumulation of 1.5 inches.

The least rain falls around February 8, with an average total accumulation of 0.5 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. Simferopol experiences some seasonal variation in monthly liquid-equivalent snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from November 2 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 21, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 0.5 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from April 7 to November 2. The least snow falls around July 22, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Simferopol varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 46 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:56 AM on June 15, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 25 minutes later at 8:21 AM on January 2. The earliest sunset is at 5:02 PM on December 10, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 32 minutes later at 8:34 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Simferopol during 2017.

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 Simferopol, 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 3% of 3% 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 Simferopol experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from October 26 to April 11, with average wind speeds of more than 5.2 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is February 4, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.5 months, from April 11 to October 26. The calmest day of the year is June 1, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.3 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the east for 2.8 months, from February 19 to May 12 and for 2.5 months, from September 21 to December 5, with a peak percentage of 33% on October 14. The wind is most often from the west for 2.0 months, from May 12 to July 13; for 2.4 weeks, from September 4 to September 21; and for 1.9 months, from December 21 to February 19, with a peak percentage of 39% on June 27. The wind is most often from the north for 1.7 months, from July 13 to September 4, with a peak percentage of 39% on August 12.

Simferopol is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.0 months, from June 21 to September 20, with an average temperature above 69°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is August 9, with an average temperature of 76°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.5 months, from December 10 to April 24, with an average temperature below 52°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is February 24, with an average temperature of 46°F.

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 3.7 months, from May 2 to August 23, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.1 kWh. The brightest day of the year is July 11, with an average of 7.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 31 to February 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.5 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 24, with an average of 1.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Simferopol are 44.957 deg latitude, 34.111 deg longitude, and 912 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Simferopol contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 456 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 874 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,942 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,098 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Simferopol is covered by artificial surfaces (86%), within 10 miles by cropland (56%) and trees (14%), and within 50 miles by water (34%) and cropland (34%).

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

At a distance of 31 kilometers from Simferopol, 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 Simferopol 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.