The average annual temperature in Kyiv in 2024 was +11.4°C, which is 2.4°C higher than the climate norm, and 2024 was the warmest year in the capital since the observations were made, with 52 temperature records recorded, the Borys Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Laboratory reported.
“In 2024, the air temperature exceeded the long-term average in all its months. February and September were particularly notable, with the largest positive deviations – 5.2°C and 5.7°C, respectively,” the Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Laboratory said in a statement on its website on Thursday.
It is noted that the coldest day was January 9 – minus 15.8°C, the hottest – July 16, when the temperature in the shade reached plus 36.0°C.
In total, 52 temperature records were recorded in Kyiv in 2024, with the highest number of records in April – 13 and July – 14.
Precipitation amounted to 642 mm, which corresponds to 104% of the climate norm. However, they were distributed very unevenly over time – almost two monthly norms in April and June and only 23% and 36% of the long-term average in May and September.
According to the observations of the meteorological station of the Borys Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory, the average monthly air temperature in Kyiv in December was 0.0°C, which is 1.8°C higher than the climatic norm. The coldest day in the capital was December 14, when the minimum temperature dropped to -9.8°C in the morning, and the warmest was December 19, when the maximum temperature reached +8.0°C in the afternoon.
