Climate risk in Kharkiv
Kharkiv, Ukraine · 1.5M people in the urban area
What threatens Kharkiv most
- Drought
- Extremely High WRI Aqueduct
- Water stress
- High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Low GSHAP
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Ukraine
Drought risk in Kharkiv: Extremely High, on WRI's scale.
Kyiv: High.
Extremely High © OpenStreetMap Kharkiv's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Kharkiv is projected to have the climate that Dnipro (Ukraine) has today.
+2°C
Mean temperature over the year
+2.6°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.9°C
Lowest in the coldest month
-2%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, Kharkiv would have the climate that Rostov-on-Don (Russia) has today.
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How close the match is: 0.0 σ to the climate of Dnipro today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 2 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Where else Kharkiv stands out
+2.5°C
Warming by 2050, moderate emissions
Kyiv: +2.4°C.
The highest of the 3 large cities in Ukraine.
Higher than in 86% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Kharkiv
Read at the city's centre and compared with the Atlas's 630 large cities. Moderate emissions is the IPCC's scenario SSP2-4.5.
| Hazard | Kharkiv | Among large cities | In Ukraine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 4 days | Among large cities: above 49% | In Ukraine: 1 of 3 |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 4 days | Among large cities: above 19% | In Ukraine: 2 of 3 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 36.8°C | Among large cities: above 55% | In Ukraine: 2 of 3 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +2.5°C | Among large cities: above 86% | In Ukraine: 1 of 3 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 2 days | Among large cities: above 16% | In Ukraine: 1 of 3 |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Water stress | High (40-80%) | Among large cities: above 56% | In Ukraine: 1 of 3 |
| Drought risk | Extremely High | Among large cities: above 95% | In Ukraine: 1 of 3 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0.13 m/s² | Among large cities: above 15% | In Ukraine: 2 of 3 |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 0 m/s |
Flood depth is read in a single 1 km cell at the city's centre, in today's climate. Other parts of the city can still flood. The country page names the deepest point near a coastal city in 2080, so its figure can be higher. See how deep a river flood reaches around Kharkiv on the live map
See the warming around Kharkiv on the live map
+2.5°C © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Kharkiv
- Dnipro · Ukraine
- Voronezh · Russia
- Rostov-on-Don · Russia
- Kyiv · Ukraine
Large cities in Ukraine
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title = {Kharkiv, Ukraine: climate risk profile},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-02}
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