Ukraine Climate
Top 5 Cities: Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro, and Lviv
This month in numbers
April 2026 saw Ukraine record an average temperature of 10.45°C, an anomaly of +1.8°C compared to the 1961–1990 baseline, ranking as the 20th warmest April in 86 years of records. Globally, April 2026 was the 2nd warmest April on record for land temperature, with an anomaly of +1.1°C. The three-month period from February to April 2026 was also notably warm for Ukraine, with an average temperature of 4.43°C, marking it as the 15th warmest such period on record with an anomaly of +2.6°C.
What changed
The past three months (February–April 2026) in Ukraine have been significantly warmer than average, with an anomaly of +2.6°C. This contributes to a long-term warming trend for the country, which has seen its average temperature increase by +2.28°C since the 1961–1990 baseline. Ukraine's 12-month rolling anomaly places it as the 8th warmest out of 234 regions globally, highlighting a substantial and persistent warming trend. The country experienced a drought event from late 2025 into May 2026, which represents 100% of the drought events logged for Ukraine over the past 12 months, indicating an unusual concentration of drought conditions.
What’s driving change?
The warming trend in Ukraine is influenced by broader climate patterns, including the , where higher-latitude regions tend to warm faster than the tropics. The current ENSO state is Neutral, with an anomaly of +0.11°C as of February-April 2026. However, a transition to El Niño conditions is increasingly likely, with a 61% chance for May-July and an even higher probability for subsequent months, which typically brings warmer and drier conditions to the region. The () was in a strong positive phase in March 2026, with a value of 2.69, following a slightly positive phase in February. A typically steers winter storms further north, leading to milder and wetter conditions in northern Europe, but can contribute to drier conditions in southern Europe. Ukraine experienced severe storms in late April 2026, which caused three fatalities and widespread power outages across 19 regions, affecting over 700 settlements. These storms also brought hail and strong winds, with frosts occurring in some southern and southeastern areas.
Looking ahead
Seasonal outlooks suggest that land surface temperatures are expected to be above-normal across Europe, including Ukraine, for the May-June-July 2026 season, with a major drought unfolding across Central and Eastern Europe, including Ukraine, as meteorological summer progresses.
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Data Sources
Data Sources for Ukraine
Every figure on this page is sourced from official, openly published climate datasets. Anomalies are calculated against the 1961–1990 baseline (temperature) and 1991–2020 (rainfall, sunshine, frost) — see the Methodology & Sources page for the complete dataset list and update calendar.
FAQs
FAQs
How is the climate in Ukraine changing?
Ukraine is warming in line with the rest of the world. The page above shows the latest monthly temperature anomaly versus the 1961-1990 baseline, the long-term annual trend, and the region's rank in the historical record. The trend rate is shown as °C per decade in the headline panel; you can also see the warmest and coolest years on file.
Where does the climate data for Ukraine come from?
Climate data for Ukraine comes from Our World in Data, sourcing Copernicus ERA5 and HadCRUT5 (national temperature anomaly) and the Global Carbon Project via Our World in Data (CO₂ emissions), refreshed every month, when the upstream temperature and rainfall data are refreshed.
What is the climate baseline used on this page?
Anomalies on this page are calculated against the 1961-1990 climatological baseline, which is the standard reference period used by the Met Office, NOAA, IPCC and most national climate services. Some panels also show the source-native 1901-2000 (NOAA) or 1991-2020 (WMO) baselines for verification. See Methodology & Sources for the full reference.
Which areas does the Ukraine climate data cover?
The Ukraine climate profile covers Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro and surrounding areas. Temperature, rainfall and emissions data for Ukraine
How often is the Ukraine climate update refreshed?
The Ukraine climate update is refreshed monthly, typically a few days after the previous month closes and the upstream provider (Met Office HadUK-Grid, NOAA Climate at a Glance, Copernicus ERA5 or the Global Carbon Project) publishes its update. See the Climate Rankings for cross-region comparisons.