Kiliya in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Kiliya sees average daytime highs around 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 91 mm of precipitation over about 18 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Kiliya's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kiliya's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
4°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-2°C
Precipitation
91 mm
18 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
0.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Kiliya in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C.

A typical winter day in Kiliya reaches about 4°C and drops to -2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Kiliya

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kiliya weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°336.33.18.90.0
Feb / -2°265.32.410.10.2
Mar10° / 346.61.111.62.3
Apr16° / 3880.213.25.2
May22° / 13°478.6014.77.0
Jun26° / 17°548.6015.47.0
Jul29° / 19°366.5015.16.4
Aug29° / 18°345.1013.96.7
Sep23° / 14°375.4012.37.7
Oct17° / 365010.75.9
Nov10° / 355.30.89.32.5
Dec / -1°335.928.60.1

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Kiliya gets around 91 mm of rain and snow over 18 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 12 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min in early December to 10 h 42 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Kiliya?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kiliya.

What to pack for Kiliya in Winter

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

In winter, Kiliya sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Kiliya in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 6°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 48 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 12 to Sep 24 — about 3.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May16Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep21Refreshing
Oct17Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Kiliya in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kiliya peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kiliya in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kiliya is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1615 µg/m³Dec 146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kiliya?

Kiliya sits at 45.4°N, 29.3°E, 4 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Izmayil, 35 km away.

Ceadîr-LungaGalaţiCahulBrăila

Topography around Kiliya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiliya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m.

The land around Kiliya is covered by cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and wetland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
47 m
80 km
417 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Izmayil 35 km · Tulcea 46 km · Bolhrad 57 km · Ceadîr-Lunga 76 km · Reni 77 km · Galaţi 95 km · Cahul 98 km · Brăila 103 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 Kiliya (45.4445°, 29.264°, elevation 4 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.