March
Spring below, winter on the ridge.
- Temp.
- −5.2…−0.1 °C at 1451 m
- Access
- Avalanche season: December – March
- Nature
- Crocuses come into bloom
- Daylight
- 11h 50m
- Sunrise / sunset
- 06:35 / 18:26
spring avalanche risk crocuses
The ridge, month by month
The best time on Chornohora is June to September: the warmest months of the year, with every route in this guide in season. Summer also brings the most rain, and a storm with hail can arrive within 20–30 minutes even on a clear day; from October the wind picks up and the light shrinks. December to March is avalanche season: in winter only Hoverla is in season, with crampons and an ice axe.
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November
The first month below zero at night. · 2 of 5
March – May
Spring
Spring climbs from the valley up: on Hoverla winter conditions hold until May, and on the north slopes snow lies into June.
- Ridge
- winter conditions until May
- Weather
- floods from snowmelt
- You'll catch
- crocuses, wild garlic
April
Above zero by day, winter on Hoverla.
- Temp.
- +0.3…+5.8 °C at 1451 m
- Access
- Ford streams in the morning
- Nature
- Crocuses until mid-month
- Daylight
- 13h 38m
- Sunrise / sunset
- 05:32 / 19:11
spring crocuses high water
May
The warmest month of spring.
- Temp.
- +5.4…+11.6 °C at 1451 m
- Access
- Max wind 14.4 m/s
- Nature
- Wild garlic is gathered
- Daylight
- 15h 10m
- Sunrise / sunset
- 04:42 / 19:53
spring wild garlic shoulder season
June – August
Summer
The longest and warmest days of the year — and the most rain: a storm with hail can arrive within 20–30 minutes even on a clear day.
- Ridge
- every route in season
- Weather
- warmest and wettest
- You'll catch
- rhododendron, blueberries
June
The longest days of the year.
- Temp.
- +8.3…+14.3 °C at 1451 m
- Access
- The wettest month, level with July
- Nature
- Rhododendron in bloom, 1600–2050 m
- Daylight
- 16h 2m
- Sunrise / sunset
- 04:21 / 20:23
summer long day rhododendron
July
One of the warmest months.
- Temp.
- +10.6…+16.6 °C at 1451 m
- Access
- Downpours flood the streams
- Nature
- Blueberries ripen
- Daylight
- 15h 41m
- Sunrise / sunset
- 04:37 / 20:18
summer blueberries thunderstorms
August
The warmest month, level with July.
- Temp.
- +10.8…+16.9 °C at 1451 m
- Access
- The calmest wind of the year
- Nature
- Blueberries, porcini
- Daylight
- 14h 21m
- Sunrise / sunset
- 05:15 / 19:36
summer blueberries mushrooms
September – November
Autumn
Less rain than in summer, but the light is shrinking: on long routes the day ends before the trail does. From October the wind on the ridge picks up.
- Ridge
- long ones with caution
- Weather
- drier, windy from October
- You'll catch
- porcini, blueberries
September
The calmest month of autumn.
- Temp.
- +6.1…+11.7 °C at 1451 m
- Access
- Every route in season
- Nature
- Porcini and blueberries
- Daylight
- 12h 38m
- Sunrise / sunset
- 05:58 / 18:35
autumn mushrooms blueberries
October
Windier, and the light is shrinking.
- Temp.
- +1.9…+7.2 °C at 1451 m
- Access
- Max wind 21.4 m/s
- Nature
- The last porcini
- Daylight
- 10h 54m
- Sunrise / sunset
- 06:40 / 17:34
autumn mushrooms wind
November
this monthThe first month below zero at night.
- Temp.
- −1.5…+3.3 °C at 1451 m
- Access
- Winter conditions on Hoverla
- Nature
- ~75 hours of sun all month
- Daylight
- 9h 17m
- Sunrise / sunset
- 07:27 / 16:44
autumn frost short day
December – February
Winter
December to March is avalanche season, and the shortest day has only ~8 h 20 min of light. Summits only with training and gear.
- Ridge
- Hoverla only, with crampons
- Weather
- frost, the strongest wind
- You'll catch
- snowbound spruces and meadows
January
The coldest month of the year.
- Temp.
- −8.4…−3.7 °C at 1451 m
- Access
- Avalanche risk; summits need training
- Nature
- Wind shifts the snow in the saddles
- Daylight
- 8h 47m
- Sunrise / sunset
- 08:07 / 16:54
winter avalanche risk frost
February
The driest month, level with January.
- Temp.
- −7.0…−2.7 °C at 1451 m
- Access
- Avalanche season goes on
- Nature
- Meadows under snow
- Daylight
- 10h 14m
- Sunrise / sunset
- 07:28 / 17:42
winter avalanche risk snowshoes
December
The shortest day of the year.
- Temp.
- −5.6…−1.4 °C at 1451 m
- Access
- Avalanche season begins
- Nature
- ~48 hours of sun all month
- Daylight
- 8h 23m
- Sunrise / sunset
- 08:05 / 16:28
winter avalanche risk short day
Card temperatures are the mean monthly low and high at the Pozhyzhevska snow-avalanche station (1451 m), 2000–2017: M. Karabiniuk, Ya. Markanych, «Pryroda Karpat», 2020, no. 1(5).