Donetsk, Ukraine climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Donetsk, Ukraine, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 30°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of -8°C.
Donetsk, formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka, Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capital of the Donetsk People's Republic. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Donetsk, Ukraine's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Donetsk average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Donetsk, Ukraine, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1°C | -8°C | 3 mm |
| February | 0°C | -8°C | 3 mm |
| March | 6°C | -3°C | 0 mm |
| April | 15°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
| May | 21°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| June | 26°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| July | 30°C | 17°C | 3 mm |
| August | 30°C | 16°C | 0 mm |
| September | 23°C | 10°C | 0 mm |
| October | 15°C | 4°C | 0 mm |
| November | 6°C | -2°C | 3 mm |
| December | 0°C | -6°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 40°C on 2010-08-11
- Coldest day on record: -35°C on 1994-02-13
Percentiles compare each day to Donetsk, Ukraine's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →