Kharkiv weather in July

In July, Kharkiv sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 58 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kharkiv's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kharkiv's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
3:48 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
51%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Kharkiv is capital city of Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine.

Density
4,060/km²
people per km²
Founded
1654

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical July day in Kharkiv reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12616
22616
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How July really feels in Kharkiv

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kharkiv weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°409.68.78.40.0
Feb-1° / -7°358.179.70.0
Mar / -2°449.75.311.50.3
Apr14° / 429.20.613.54.0
May21° / 10°5310.3015.16.4
Jun25° / 14°6110.2016.16.9
Jul27° / 16°5810.3015.76.7
Aug26° / 15°436.9014.37.3
Sep20° / 10°457.3012.46.6
Oct12° / 447.60.710.53.4
Nov / -1°387.42.98.80.2
Dec-1° / -5°438.76.47.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
35842
45941
56139
66139
76139
86238
96238
106238
116238
126238
136238
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kharkiv gets around 58 mm of rain over 10.3 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
535
635
735
835
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1433
1533
1633
1733
1833
1933
2032
2132
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3028
3127

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 36% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14231244
24131244
34132244
44032244
54033243
63934243
73834243
83835243
93735253
103636253
113637253
123537253
133438253
143438263
153338263
163239263
173239273
183139273
193138283
203038284
213038294
222938294
232937305
242837305
252836305
262836306
272836316
282835306
292935306
303035296
313135286

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:36 AM to 4:07 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.13:367:41
216.13:367:41
316.13:377:41
416.03:387:40
516.03:387:40
616.03:397:39
716.03:407:39
816.03:417:38
915.93:417:38
1015.93:427:37
1115.93:437:37
1215.93:447:36
1315.83:457:35
1415.83:467:35
1515.83:477:34
1615.73:487:33
1715.73:497:32
1815.73:517:31
1915.63:527:30
2015.63:537:29
2115.63:547:28
2215.53:557:27
2315.53:577:26
2415.43:587:24
2515.43:597:23
2615.44:007:22
2715.34:027:21
2815.34:037:19
2915.24:057:18
3015.24:067:16
3115.14:077:15

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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285.6Bright
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305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kharkiv?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kharkiv for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kharkiv in July

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

In July, Kharkiv sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kharkiv in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kharkiv peaks around June 22 at about 7 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kharkiv in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kharkiv is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1815 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun11Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kharkiv?

Kharkiv sits at 50.0°N, 36.3°E, 94 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Zhuravlivka, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Kharkiv

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kharkiv has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m.

The land around Kharkiv is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (46%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
204 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Zhuravlivka 4.0 km · Saltivka 8.0 km · Oleksiyivka 8.0 km · Rayon KTZ 9.0 km · Pivnichna Saltivka 10 km · Pisochyn 11 km · Derhachi 17 km · Merefa 23 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 Kharkiv (49.9818°, 36.2548°, elevation 94 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).