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Travel guide > Europe > Climate and weather of Ukraine
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Ukraine has two different climatic zones.
Temperatures vary less during the year in Crimea (4° in January, 27° in July) than in the rest of the country (-1° in January, 25° in July). Annual rainfall is higher in the mountains (1 200 mm) and in the plain (500 to 600 mm) than in the south (400 mm).
 The plain (center of Ukraine)
The vast central plain has a continental climate with four seasons.
Winter (November to March)
Temperatures are low (-1°) or very low when cold winds blow. Rainfall is low but snow falls regularly.
Spring (April to May)
Temperatures rise progressively (14° in April, 19° in May) and rainfall is low.
Summer (June to August)
Temperatures reach 28° in the east and 25° in the center and in the west. Rainfall is moderate.
Autumn (September to October)
Temperatures drop slowly (19° in September, 13° in October) and rainfall is low.
Crimea (southern Ukraine)
Crimea has a temperate continental climate with four seasons.
Winter (December to February)
Temperatures are stable (3 to 5°) and rainfall is low.
Spring (March to May)
Temperatures rise steadily (7° in March, 15° in April, 20° in May) and rainfall is low.
Summer (June to August)
Temperatures are high (25 to 27°) and rainfall is low. Sunshine reaches ten hours a day.
Autumn (September to November)
Temperatures progressively drop (20° in September, 15° in October, 8° in November) and rainfall is low.
| When to go to Ukraine (pleasant climate) |
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The climate of Ukraine is pleasant during the following months :
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February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
| July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
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Average temperatures and rainfall
Dniepropetrovsk
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-1° |
0° |
6° |
15° |
22° |
26° |
min |
-6° |
-6° |
-2° |
5° |
11° |
15° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
28° |
27° |
21° |
14° |
5° |
0° |
min |
17° |
16° |
11° |
5° |
0° |
-5° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
40 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
60 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
60 |
40 |
40 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
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Donetsk
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-1° |
-1° |
5° |
14° |
21° |
25° |
min |
-7° |
-7° |
-2° |
5° |
10° |
14° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
27° |
27° |
21° |
13° |
5° |
0° |
min |
16° |
15° |
10° |
4° |
-1° |
-5° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
60 |
|
| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
50 |
40 |
40 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
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Kharkiv
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-2° |
-2° |
4° |
14° |
21° |
24° |
min |
-7° |
-7° |
-2° |
5° |
10° |
14° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
26° |
26° |
19° |
12° |
4° |
-1° |
min |
14° |
16° |
10° |
4° |
-1° |
-6° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
60 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
60 |
50 |
40 |
30 |
40 |
40 |
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Kiev (Capital of Ukraine)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-1° |
0° |
4° |
13° |
21° |
23° |
min |
-8° |
-7° |
-2° |
3° |
9° |
13° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
24° |
24° |
19° |
12° |
4° |
1° |
min |
14° |
13° |
9° |
3° |
-1° |
-4° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
50 |
40 |
40 |
50 |
50 |
70 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
90 |
70 |
50 |
30 |
50 |
50 |
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L'viv
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
0° |
1° |
6° |
14° |
19° |
22° |
min |
-6° |
-5° |
-2° |
4° |
8° |
11° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
24° |
23° |
18° |
13° |
6° |
1° |
min |
13° |
12° |
8° |
4° |
0° |
-5° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
40 |
40 |
50 |
80 |
100 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
100 |
80 |
60 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
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Luhansk
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-2° |
-1° |
4° |
14° |
21° |
25° |
min |
-7° |
-7° |
-2° |
6° |
9° |
13° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
25° |
24° |
21° |
13° |
4° |
1° |
min |
17° |
15° |
11° |
4° |
0° |
-4° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
40 |
60 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
50 |
40 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
40 |
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Odessa
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
2° |
2° |
7° |
13° |
20° |
24° |
min |
-3° |
-2° |
1° |
6° |
11° |
16° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
27° |
27° |
22° |
15° |
8° |
4 |
min |
17° |
17° |
12° |
7° |
2° |
-1° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
40 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
40 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
50 |
30 |
40 |
20 |
40 |
50 |
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Simferopol
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
3° |
4° |
8° |
15° |
21° |
24° |
min |
-1° |
-1° |
1° |
6° |
11° |
14° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
27° |
27° |
22° |
16° |
9° |
6° |
min |
17° |
16° |
12° |
8° |
3° |
1° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
30 |
40 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
50 |
40 |
40 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
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Zaporozhia
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
0° |
0° |
6° |
15° |
22° |
26° |
min |
-6° |
-6° |
-1° |
5° |
10° |
15° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
28° |
28° |
22° |
14° |
6° |
1° |
min |
17° |
16° |
11° |
5° |
0° |
-4° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
50 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
50 |
60 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
50 |
40 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Ukraine are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Ukraine, a country located in Eastern Europe, is bordered by Moldova, Romania and Hungary to the southwest, by Slovakia and Poland to the east, by Belarus to the north and by Russia to the east.
Capital: Kiev
Area: 604 000 km²
Population: 44 000 000 inhabitants
Language: Ukrainian
Currency: Hryvnia
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