Balaklava in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Balaklava sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 94 mm of precipitation over about 22 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 19°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Balaklava's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Balaklava's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 12°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 8°C
Precipitation: 94 mm; 22 wet days
Avg wind: 14 km/h
Travel score: 3.7; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Balaklava in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 19°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Balaklava reaches about 12°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Balaklava

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Balaklava weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	6° / 2°	48	9.5	2.6	9	0.3
Feb	6° / 2°	40	8.8	2.1	10.1	0.4
Mar	8° / 4°	37	8.8	1.1	11.6	1.4
Apr	12° / 8°	31	6.7	0.2	13.2	3.5
May	17° / 13°	27	6.1	0	14.6	6.2
Jun	22° / 18°	33	6.7	0	15.3	7.7
Jul	25° / 21°	21	4.2	0	15	8.5
Aug	26° / 21°	21	4.2	0	13.9	8.4
Sep	22° / 17°	33	5.8	0	12.3	7.7
Oct	17° / 13°	39	6.6	0	10.7	5.8
Nov	11° / 8°	44	8.1	0.3	9.4	3.1
Dec	8° / 4°	49	9.7	1.8	8.7	1.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Balaklava gets around 94 mm of rain and snow over 22 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 14 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min in early March to 15 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Balaklava?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balaklava.

What to pack for Balaklava in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Balaklava sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer and sun protection. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

a warm layersun protectiona heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Balaklava in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 11°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 15 to Sep 29 — about 3.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	9	8	8	10	15	20	23	24	22	18	14	11
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	9	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	10	Bracing
May	15	Bracing
Jun	20	Refreshing
Jul	23	Refreshing
Aug	24	Warm
Sep	22	Refreshing
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	14	Bracing
Dec	11	Bracing

UV index in Balaklava in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balaklava peaks around July 20 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	6	5	7	8	8	6	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	5	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Balaklava?

Balaklava sits at 44.5°N, 33.6°E, 10 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Sevastopol, 12 km away.

Topography around Balaklava

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Balaklava.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balaklava has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,531 m.

The land around Balaklava is covered by grassland (37%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, water (37%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and water (56%) within 80 km.

3 km

342 m

grassland 37%

16 km

712 m

water 37%

80 km

1,531 m

water 56%

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Spring weather nearby: Sevastopol 12 km · Bakhchysaray 34 km · Yalta 45 km · Simferopol 64 km · Alushta 67 km · Saki 69 km · Yevpatoriya 79 km · Bilohirsk 100 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 31% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,866; 2025
Happiness: 4.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 88%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 3.8; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 10.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 526

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Balaklava (44.5112°, 33.5994°, elevation 10 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.