Category: Cold spells affecting Ukraine

5 cold spells identified in Ukraine since 2020

Cold spell occuring from July 22 2026 to July 26 2026 at 42.0°N 22.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
  • Moldova
  • North Macedonia
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Turkiye
  • Ukraine

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 22 2026 to July 26 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 10.7 °C

Event center: 42.0°N 22.0°E

Area affected: 292114 km$^2$



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jul-22_to_2026-Jul-26_22.0_42.0

Cold spell occuring from July 22 2026 to July 25 2026 at 46.5°N 23.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Romania
  • Ukraine

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 22 2026 to July 25 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 13.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 9.8 °C

Event center: 46.5°N 23.5°E

Area affected: 59767 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jul-22_to_2026-Jul-25_23.5_46.5

Cold spell occuring from July 21 2026 to July 24 2026 at 53.5°N 26.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Belarus
  • Lithuania
  • Ukraine

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 21 2026 to July 24 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 13.9 °C

Event center: 53.5°N 26.0°E

Area affected: 70118 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jul-21_to_2026-Jul-24_26.0_53.5

Cold spell occuring from July 09 2026 to July 12 2026 at 48.5°N 22.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Moldova
  • Romania
  • Ukraine

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 09 2026 to July 12 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 14.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 8.7 °C

Event center: 48.5°N 22.5°E

Area affected: 117403 km$^2$



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jul-09_to_2026-Jul-12_22.5_48.5

Cold spell occuring from May 26 2026 to June 03 2026 at 42.5°N 45.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Belarus
  • Finland
  • Georgia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Latvia
  • Russian Federation
  • Turkiye
  • Ukraine

Duration: 9 days

Time span: May 26 2026 to June 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 10.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -3.0 °C

Event center: 42.5°N 45.5°E

Area affected: 2026534 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-May-26_to_2026-Jun-03_45.5_42.5