Ukraine · Europe & Mediterranean Isles

Best Time to Visit Ukraine

Best: Aug · Great: May-Jul, Sep-Oct

🏛 Historical Sites & Ruins
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Weather

Two separate wet seasons shape the year here, roughly around July and December, with drier, more reliable stretches in between rather than one long wet or dry season. In August, expect highs around 25°C with rain on roughly 11 days of the month.

Things to Do

Lviv's old town and Kyiv's historic churches and monasteries are the country's main draws where travel is possible.

Local Cuisine

Try borscht and varenyky (dumplings), Ukrainian staples.

Month-by-month weather

Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.

JanuaryAvoid

Expect cold days around 2°/-5°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).

High / Low2° / -5°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise7:53 AM
Sunset4:07 PM
Daylight8h 15m
FebruaryAvoid

Expect cold days around 3°/-4°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).

High / Low3° / -4°C
Rainfall88 mm
Rainy days11
Sunrise7:07 AM
Sunset4:53 PM
Daylight9h 47m
MarchAvoid

Expect cool days around 9°/-1°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).

High / Low9° / -1°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise6:14 AM
Sunset5:46 PM
Daylight11h 33m
AprilOK

Expect mild days around 15°/4°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).

High / Low15° / 4°C
Rainfall72 mm
Rainy days9
Sunrise5:14 AM
Sunset6:46 PM
Daylight13h 33m
MayGreat

Expect mild days around 20°/9°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).

High / Low20° / 9°C
Rainfall88 mm
Rainy days11
Sunrise4:22 AM
Sunset7:38 PM
Daylight15h 15m
JuneGreat

Expect mild days around 23°/12°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).

High / Low23° / 12°C
Rainfall88 mm
Rainy days11
Sunrise3:54 AM
Sunset8:06 PM
Daylight16h 12m
JulyGreat

Expect warm days around 26°/14°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).

High / Low26° / 14°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise4:06 AM
Sunset7:54 PM
Daylight15h 49m
AugustBest

Expect warm days around 25°/14°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).

High / Low25° / 14°C
Rainfall88 mm
Rainy days11
Sunrise4:51 AM
Sunset7:09 PM
Daylight14h 19m
SeptemberGreat

Expect mild days around 19°/10°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).

High / Low19° / 10°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise5:49 AM
Sunset6:11 PM
Daylight12h 22m
OctoberGreat

Expect cool days around 14°/6°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).

High / Low14° / 6°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise6:47 AM
Sunset5:13 PM
Daylight10h 25m
NovemberAvoid

Expect cool days around 7°/2°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).

High / Low7° / 2°C
Rainfall120 mm
Rainy days15
Sunrise7:40 AM
Sunset4:20 PM
Daylight8h 41m
DecemberAvoid

Expect cold days around 2°/-3°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).

High / Low2° / -3°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise8:06 AM
Sunset3:54 PM
Daylight7h 48m

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