Climate
Sevastopol enjoys one of the warmest climates in Ukraine, with mild winters and moderate warm summers. Sevastopol has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) near the borderline of the humid continental climate and the semi-arid climate.
The average yearly temperature is 15–16 °C (59–61 °F) during the day and around 9 °C (48 °F) at night. In the coldest months – January and February – the average temperature is 5–6 °C (41–43 °F) during the day and around 1 °C (34 °F) at night. In the warmest months – July and August – the average temperature is around 26 °C (79 °F) during the day and around 19 °C (66 °F) at night. Generally – summer's/holiday season lasts to 5 months, starting from around mid-May and ending in September, although during the first half of October the temperature often reaches 20 °C (68 °F) or more.
The average annual temperature of the sea is 14.2 °C (58 °F), from 7 °C (45 °F) in February to 24 °C (75 °F) in August. From June to September - the average sea temperature is greater than 20 °C (68 °F), while in the second half of May and first half of October - the average sea temperature is about 17 °C (63 °F). The average rainfall is about 400 millimetres (16 in) per year and there is about 2,345 hours of sunshine duration per year.
Climate data for Sevastopol | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
Average low °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
5.4 (41.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
Precipitation mm (inches) | 26 (1.02) |
25 (0.98) |
24 (0.94) |
27 (1.06) |
18 (0.71) |
26 (1.02) |
32 (1.26) |
33 (1.3) |
42 (1.65) |
32 (1.26) |
42 (1.65) |
52 (2.05) |
379 (14.92) |
Source: svali.ru |
Climate data for Sevastopol | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
6 (43) |
8 (46) |
13 (55) |
18 (64) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
21 (70) |
16 (61) |
12 (54) |
8 (46) |
15 (59) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 3 (37) |
3 (37) |
6 (43) |
10 (50) |
15 (59) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
13 (55) |
9 (48) |
5 (41) |
12 (54) |
Average low °C (°F) | 2 (36) |
2 (36) |
3 (37) |
8 (46) |
12 (54) |
17 (63) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
15 (59) |
10 (50) |
6 (43) |
3 (37) |
10 (50) |
Precipitation mm (inches) | 39 (1.54) |
34 (1.34) |
30 (1.18) |
26 (1.02) |
26 (1.02) |
38 (1.5) |
33 (1.3) |
31 (1.22) |
40 (1.57) |
28 (1.1) |
47 (1.85) |
54 (2.13) |
426 (16.77) |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 65 | 75 | 145 | 202 | 267 | 316 | 356 | 326 | 254 | 177 | 98 | 64 | 2,345 |
Source #1: meteoprog.ua | |||||||||||||
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Climate data for Sevastopol | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
6 (43) |
9 (48) |
15 (59) |
20 (68) |
24 (75) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
22 (72) |
16 (61) |
11 (52) |
7 (45) |
15.8 (60.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2 (36) |
3 (37) |
5 (41) |
11 (52) |
15 (59) |
19 (66) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
12 (54) |
8 (46) |
4 (39) |
11.8 (53.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | −1 (30) |
−1 (30) |
1 (34) |
6 (43) |
10 (50) |
14 (57) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
13 (55) |
8 (46) |
3 (37) |
2 (36) |
7.4 (45.4) |
Precipitation mm (inches) | 57 (2.24) |
46 (1.81) |
42 (1.65) |
36 (1.42) |
39 (1.54) |
54 (2.13) |
44 (1.73) |
47 (1.85) |
46 (1.81) |
41 (1.61) |
57 (2.24) |
74 (2.91) |
583 (22.95) |
Avg. precipitation days | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 116 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 93 | 87 | 155 | 180 | 248 | 300 | 310 | 279 | 240 | 186 | 90 | 62 | 2,230 |
Source: weather2travel.com |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 °C (44.6 °F) | 6.5 °C (43.7 °F) | 7.3 °C (45.1 °F) | 10.0 °C (50.0 °F) | 14.4 °C (57.9 °F) | 19.9 °C (67.8 °F) | 22.4 °C (72.3 °F) | 23.5 °C (74.3 °F) | 20.9 °C (69.6 °F) | 16.9 °C (62.4 °F) | 12.3 °C (54.1 °F) | 8.9 °C (48.0 °F) | 14.2 °C (57.6 °F) |
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