Nikopol in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Nikopol sees average daytime highs around 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 101 mm of precipitation over about 21 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 1°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
1°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-4°C
Precipitation
101 mm
21 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Nikopol in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 1°C.

A typical winter day in Nikopol reaches about 1°C and drops to -4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-20°-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Nikopol

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
24 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Nikopol 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 / -5°347.958.70.0
Feb / -4°306.23.69.90.0
Mar / 388.22.611.61.0
Apr15° / 397.50.213.34.9
May22° / 12°478.8014.96.9
Jun26° / 16°488.8015.77.0
Jul29° / 18°356.5015.46.5
Aug28° / 18°325.1014.16.9
Sep22° / 13°406.4012.47.4
Oct15° / 325.5010.64.8
Nov / 376.31.29.10.9
Dec / -3°376.93.38.30.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Nikopol gets around 101 mm of rain and snow over 21 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%DecJanFeb

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 14 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min in early December to 10 h 36 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 1.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Nikopol?

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.

0.0
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 Nikopol.

What to pack for Nikopol in Winter

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

In winter, Nikopol sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 21 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Nikopol 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 Nikopol peaks around July 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nikopol?

Nikopol sits at 47.6°N, 34.4°E, 45 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Marhanets, 19 km away.

Kryvyy RihInhulets

Topography around Nikopol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nikopol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Nikopol is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), water (27%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, water (44%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
262 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Marhanets 19 km · Enerhodar 22 km · Pokrov 23 km · Dniprorudne 50 km · Apostolove 51 km · Zaporizhzhya 63 km · Kryvyy Rih 83 km · Inhulets 87 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 Nikopol (47.5683°, 34.3913°, elevation 45 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.