Chernivtsi weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇦 Ukraine · regional city · continental climate
The best time to visit Chernivtsi is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with August and May close behind. Chernivtsi averages about 1,768 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 50 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,768
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 660 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 298k
- Elevation
- 242 m
When is the best time to visit Chernivtsi?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Chernivtsi is September, then August and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 33 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Chernivtsi?
Chernivtsi isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,768 hours of sunshine a year. 80 Sunshine Score points separate September (80) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #11 of 13 destinations in Ukraine for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,041 hours. The year's 660 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -8° / 18°F | 33 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -6° / 21°F | 36 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -2° / 28°F | 44 mm | 2 |
| April | 47 | 15° / 59°F | 4° / 39°F | 48 mm | 3 |
| May | 75 | 21° / 70°F | 10° / 50°F | 75 mm | 5 |
| June | 71 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 96 mm | 5 |
| July | 72 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 90 mm | 6 |
| August | 77 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 63 mm | 5 |
| September | 80 | 21° / 70°F | 10° / 50°F | 50 mm | 3 |
| October | 40 | 14° / 57°F | 4° / 39°F | 50 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -1° / 30°F | 39 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -5° / 23°F | 36 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Suceava Romania · 69 km · best in Sep · 2,043 h sun/yr
- Iaşi Romania · 172 km · best in Sep · 2,041 h sun/yr
- Bacău Romania · 205 km · best in Sep · 2,084 h sun/yr
- Lviv Ukraine · 227 km · best in Aug · 1,652 h sun/yr
- Târgu Mureş Romania · 232 km · best in Sep · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Cluj-Napoca Romania · 238 km · best in Sep · 1,991 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ivano-Frankivsk Ukraine · 118 km · 1,770 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Baia Mare Romania · 199 km · 1,992 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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