Balta in Spring
In spring (March, April and May), Balta sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 138 mm of precipitation over about 28 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.
Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 22°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.
Spring is Balta's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Balta's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 14°C
- 2nd-warmest season
- Avg overnight low
- 5°C
- Precipitation
- 138 mm
- 28 wet days
- Avg wind
- 12 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.1
- 2nd-best season
- Months
- Mar · Apr · May
Temperature in Balta in Spring
Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 22°C by late May.
A typical spring day in Balta reaches about 14°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.
How spring really feels in Balta
Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 34 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Balta 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 | -0° / -5° | 32 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 2° / -4° | 28 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 9.9 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 8° / -0° | 36 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 11.6 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 15° / 5° | 45 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 13.4 | 4.6 |
| May | 21° / 10° | 58 | 10.8 | 0 | 14.9 | 6.4 |
| Jun | 25° / 14° | 70 | 11.3 | 0 | 15.7 | 6.6 |
| Jul | 27° / 16° | 65 | 10.2 | 0 | 15.4 | 6.7 |
| Aug | 27° / 15° | 48 | 7.6 | 0 | 14.1 | 7.2 |
| Sep | 21° / 11° | 58 | 8 | 0 | 12.4 | 6.8 |
| Oct | 14° / 6° | 39 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 10.6 | 4.3 |
| Nov | 6° / 1° | 36 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 9 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 1° / -3° | 31 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Spring
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across spring.
Chance of precipitation in Spring
Balta gets around 138 mm of rain and snow over 28 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Spring
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 12 km/h across spring.
Sunrise & sunset in Spring
Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min in early March to 15 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Spring
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.5 kWh/m².
Is spring a good time to visit Balta?
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.
spring is a reasonable time to visit Balta for sightseeing.
What to pack for Balta in Spring
From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In spring, Balta sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.
UV index in Balta in Spring
Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balta peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | High | Moderate | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | High |
| May | 5 | Moderate |
| Jun | 7 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Balta?
Balta sits at 47.9°N, 29.6°E, 160 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Podilsk, 22 km away.
Topography around Balta
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Balta.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Balta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 166 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m.
The land around Balta is covered by cropland (38%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) and trees (20%) within 80 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 Balta (47.936°, 29.6223°, elevation 160 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.