Odesa weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇦 Ukraine · coastal city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Odesa is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with September and May close behind. Odesa averages about 2,247 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 29 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,247
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 474 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈60 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 27°C / 81°F
- Population
- 1M
- Elevation
- 50 m
When is the best time to visit Odesa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Odesa is August, then September and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 48 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Odesa?
Odesa gets a moderate 2,247 hours of sunshine a year. 87 Sunshine Score points separate August (87) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 13 destinations in Ukraine for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,041 hours. The year's 474 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 | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -4° / 25°F | 48 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -3° / 27°F | 37 mm | 1 | 5° / 41°F |
| March | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 1° / 34°F | 35 mm | 2 | 6° / 43°F |
| April | 50 | 15° / 59°F | 6° / 43°F | 30 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| May | 84 | 21° / 70°F | 13° / 55°F | 44 mm | 6 | 16° / 61°F |
| June | 82 | 26° / 79°F | 18° / 64°F | 52 mm | 6 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 84 | 29° / 84°F | 20° / 68°F | 43 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 87 | 29° / 84°F | 20° / 68°F | 29 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 85 | 23° / 73°F | 15° / 59°F | 38 mm | 4 | 23° / 73°F |
| October | 56 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 41 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
| November | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 39 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
| December | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -1° / 30°F | 38 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
Sea temperature in Odesa by month
The sea off Odesa is warmest in July at around 27°C / 81°F, and coolest in February at 5°C / 41°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 4 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Chişinău Moldova · 144 km · best in Aug · 2,162 h sun/yr
- Iaşi Romania · 247 km · best in Sep · 2,041 h sun/yr
- Bacău Romania · 288 km · best in Sep · 2,084 h sun/yr
- Simferopol Ukraine · 298 km · best in Aug · 2,298 h sun/yr
- Suceava Romania · 356 km · best in Sep · 2,043 h sun/yr
- Brașov (Ghimbav) Romania · 405 km · best in Sep · 2,005 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kherson Ukraine · 143 km · 2,255 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Kryvyi Rih Ukraine · 263 km · 2,069 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Constanța Romania · 286 km · 2,248 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Odesa compares month by month: Odesa vs Chişinău · Odesa vs Iaşi · Odesa vs Simferopol · Odesa vs Bacău · all comparisons
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