Ukraine climate
World Climates covers 41 places in Ukraine. By annual mean temperature, the warmest is Yevpatoriya (14 °C57 °F) and the coolest is Sumy (7 °C45 °F). The wettest is Uzhhorod with 743 mm29 in of precipitation per year, the driest Mykolayiv with 451 mm18 in.
The most common climate types (Köppen classification computed from these averages) are hot-summer humid continental (Dfa, 23 places), warm-summer humid continental (Dfb, 14 places) and humid subtropical (Cfa, 4 places).
The highest monthly average high is in Melitopol (32 °C89 °F in July); the lowest monthly average low is in Sumy (−11 °C12 °F in January).
Across the places in Ukraine, the months that most often rank as the most comfortable are May, June and September (40, 39 and 41 of 41 places respectively).
Frequently asked questions
Which is the warmest place in Ukraine?
By annual mean temperature, the warmest place in Ukraine is Yevpatoriya at 14 °C57 °F. The coolest is Sumy at 7 °C45 °F.
Where does it rain the most in Ukraine?
Uzhhorod gets the most precipitation, 743 mm29 in in an average year. The driest place is Mykolayiv with 451 mm18 in.
How many places in Ukraine does this site cover?
World Climates has climate data for 41 places in Ukraine. Each one has a page with monthly averages for temperature, rainfall, humidity and daylight.
When is the best time to visit Ukraine?
It depends on the place. Across Ukraine, the months that most often rank as the most comfortable are May, June and September. Check the page of each city for its own best months.
Climate of every place in Ukraine
| Place | Year | Max high | Min low | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyiv | 8 | 27 | −10 | 615 |
| Kharkiv | 8 | 29 | −10 | 584 |
| Odesa | 12 | 29 | −4 | 474 |
| Dnipro | 9 | 30 | −9 | 549 |
| Donetsk | 9 | 30 | −9 | 530 |
| Lviv | 8 | 25 | −8 | 734 |
| Zaporizhzhya | 10 | 30 | −8 | 527 |
| Kryvyy Rih | 10 | 30 | −8 | 490 |
| Sevastopol | 14 | 29 | 2 | 556 |
| Mykolayiv | 11 | 31 | −6 | 451 |
| Vinnytsya | 8 | 27 | −9 | 590 |
| Luhansk | 9 | 31 | −9 | 520 |
| Makiyivka | 9 | 30 | −9 | 529 |
| Simferopol | 12 | 30 | −3 | 486 |
| Chernihiv | 8 | 26 | −10 | 627 |
| Poltava | 8 | 29 | −10 | 580 |
| Khmelnytskyi | 8 | 25 | −8 | 661 |
| Cherkasy | 9 | 28 | −9 | 571 |
| Chernivtsi | 9 | 27 | −7 | 712 |
| Zhytomyr | 8 | 26 | −9 | 643 |
| Sumy | 7 | 27 | −11 | 614 |
| Rivne | 8 | 26 | −8 | 685 |
| Horlivka | 8 | 29 | −10 | 538 |
| Ivano-Frankivsk | 9 | 26 | −7 | 713 |
| Mariupol | 11 | 29 | −3 | 508 |
| Kamyanske | 9 | 30 | −9 | 542 |
| Ternopil | 8 | 25 | −8 | 676 |
| Kremenchuk | 10 | 29 | −9 | 550 |
| Kropyvnytskyi | 10 | 30 | −8 | 510 |
| Lutsk | 8 | 26 | −8 | 685 |
| Bila Tserkva | 8 | 28 | −9 | 603 |
| Kerch | 13 | 27 | 1 | 538 |
| Melitopol | 11 | 32 | −6 | 475 |
| Kramatorsk | 9 | 30 | −9 | 542 |
| Uzhhorod | 10 | 28 | −6 | 743 |
| Yevpatoriya | 14 | 27 | 3 | 566 |
| Berdyansk | 11 | 31 | −5 | 499 |
| Alchevsk | 9 | 30 | −10 | 536 |
| Nikopol | 11 | 30 | −7 | 476 |
| Slovyansk | 9 | 30 | −9 | 559 |
| Pavlohrad | 10 | 30 | −8 | 555 |
Year = annual mean temperature; max high = average high of the warmest month; min low = average low of the coldest month; precip. = annual total. Temperatures in °C°F, precipitation in mminches. Sorted by population.
Other cities over 100,000 people
These cities share a NASA POWER grid cell with a larger place, so their averages are shown on that page:
- Cheremushky → data of Odesa
- Brovary → data of Kyiv
Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2025 (MERRA-2 reanalysis, CERES satellite data) — grid-cell averages, not station records. Sources and method.