Sorokyne in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Sorokyne sees average daytime highs around -1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 118 mm of precipitation over about 26 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -1°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
-1°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-6°C
Precipitation
118 mm
26 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Sorokyne 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 Sorokyne reaches about -1°C and drops to -6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-20°-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Sorokyne

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
80 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Sorokyne 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-2° / -7°419.37.58.60.0
Feb-1° / -7°357.96.19.90.0
Mar / -2°419.44.711.60.5
Apr15° / 489.50.413.44.3
May21° / 10°5910.2014.96.5
Jun26° / 15°539.3015.86.9
Jul28° / 17°478.5015.56.5
Aug28° / 15°335.4014.17.0
Sep21° / 10°406.8012.47.2
Oct13° / 397.10.410.64.1
Nov / -1°357.22.390.4
Dec-0° / -5°428.85.98.20.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Sorokyne gets around 118 mm of rain and snow over 26 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 15 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 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 1.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Sorokyne?

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 Sorokyne.

What to pack for Sorokyne in Winter

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

In winter, Sorokyne sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sorokyne 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 Sorokyne peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sorokyne 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 Sorokyne is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1717 µg/m³Dec 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sorokyne?

Sorokyne sits at 48.3°N, 39.7°E, 146 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Sukhodilsk, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Sorokyne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sorokyne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 121 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m.

The land around Sorokyne is covered by trees (47%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
347 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Winter weather nearby: Sukhodilsk 6.0 km · Otamanivka 8.0 km · Donetsk 17 km · Voznesenivka 25 km · Dovzhansk 25 km · Gukovo 30 km · Rovenky 35 km · Kamensk-Shakhtinsky 39 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 Sorokyne (48.2933°, 39.7333°, elevation 146 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.