Best time to visit Ukraine

Ukraine in this dataset covers 2 cities with distinct NASA POWER grid cells (plus nearby cities that share a cell). Annual rainfall among those cities runs from 584 mm in Kharkiv to 615 mm in Kyiv. The monthly-average temperature swing is 27.7–29.7°C depending on the city.

Every city we list in Ukraine falls in a continental climate with a wide temperature swing.

Regional contrasts in Ukraine

The hottest peak in the sample is Kharkiv in July (22.2°C). The coldest monthly average is Kharkiv in January (-7.5°C). Kyiv takes the most rain (615 mm a year, wettest in June); Kharkiv takes the least (584 mm).

Warmest-month averages in the set range from 21.5°C to 22.2°C. Use the city pages for the month-by-month table; this page is the contrast between places.

Best months by region

Ukraine: typical hottest-month average 21.9°C and about 599 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Kharkiv (June, July, and August); Kyiv (June, July, and August).

Kharkiv in Ukraine

Kharkiv sits at 49.98°, 36.25°. It is a continental climate with a wide temperature swing. July is the warmest month at 22.2°C (high 28.2°C); January is the coolest at -7.5°C (low -10.8°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 29.7°C.

Rainfall totals 584 mm, heaviest in July (67 mm) and lightest in April (38 mm). The three highest-scoring months for a visit are June, July, and August. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,421,125. The wettest month is July (67 mm, 11 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is April (38 mm).

Kyiv in Ukraine

Kyiv sits at 50.45°, 30.52°. It is a continental climate with a wide temperature swing. July is the warmest month at 21.5°C (high 26.8°C); January is the coolest at -6.2°C (low -9.3°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 27.7°C.

Rainfall totals 615 mm, heaviest in June (73 mm) and lightest in April (41 mm). The three highest-scoring months for a visit are June, July, and August. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 2,952,301. The wettest month is June (73 mm, 13 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is April (41 mm).