Best time to go to, climate and weather Ukraine
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Ukraine
Best time to visit and weather Ukraine
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Best time to visit and weather Ukraine
The best time to go to Ukraine is from april until september, in which you have a soft till warm temperature and barely till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Ukraine is 29° in july and the lowest is -2° in january.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Ukraine or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
| Max temp | Precipchance | Precip | Snow days | |
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| Jan | -2° | 60mm | 16 | |
| Feb | 0° | 60mm | 13 | |
| Mar | 6° | 57mm | 10 | |
| Apr | 16° | 44mm | 1 | |
| May | 22° | 96mm | 0 | |
| Jun | 26° | 90mm | 0 | |
| Jul | 29° | 79mm | 0 | |
| Aug | 28° | 50mm | 0 | |
| Sep | 22° | 43mm | 0 | |
| Oct | 13° | 45mm | 0 | |
| Nov | 7° | 44mm | 3 | |
| Dec | 0° | 67mm | 12 |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Ukraine? Go to the full climate information about Ukraine
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Ukraine indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Ukraine.
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Holiday Ukraine
Hotels and apartments in Ukraine
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Flight tickets to Ukraine
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Climate Ukraine
Climate Ukraine
In Ukraine there are 3 types of climates prevailing, namely the humid subtropical climate, temperate oceanic climate and warm-summer humid continental climate. The average annual temperature for Ukraine is 14° degrees and there is 736 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 136 days a year with an average humidity of 76% and an UV-index of 4.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Kiev in Ukraine per month.
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Average min °C |
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Dry days |
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| Jan | -2° | -6° | 60 mm | 9 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Feb | 0° | -4° | 60 mm | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar | 6° | 1° | 57 mm | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| Apr | 16° | 9° | 44 mm | 17 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 5 |
| May | 22° | 16° | 96 mm | 19 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 |
| Jun | 26° | 20° | 90 mm | 18 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
| Jul | 29° | 22° | 79 mm | 18 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 |
| Aug | 28° | 21° | 50 mm | 11 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6 |
| Sep | 22° | 15° | 43 mm | 12 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| Oct | 13° | 7° | 45 mm | 12 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| Nov | 7° | 3° | 44 mm | 13 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| Dec | 0° | -3° | 67 mm | 9 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum -2° in january in Ukraine and at least around -6° degrees. In january there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 60 mm. The it will be dry 6 days this month in Ukraine and on average, it snows 16 days in january.
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 0° in february in Ukraine and at least around -4° degrees. In february there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 60 mm. The it will be dry 8 days this month in Ukraine and on average, it snows 13 days in february.
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 6° in march in Ukraine and at least around 1° degrees. In march there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 57 mm. The it will be dry 10 days this month in Ukraine and on average, it snows 10 days in march.
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 16° in april in Ukraine and at least around 9° degrees. In april there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 44 mm. The it will be dry 12 days this month in Ukraine and on average, it snows 1 day in april.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 22° in may in Ukraine and at least around 16° degrees. In may there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 96 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Ukraine.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 26° in june in Ukraine and at least around 20° degrees. In june there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 90 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Ukraine.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 29° in july in Ukraine and at least around 22° degrees. In july there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 79 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Ukraine.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 28° in august in Ukraine and at least around 21° degrees. In august there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 50 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Ukraine.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 22° in september in Ukraine and at least around 15° degrees. In september there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 43 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Ukraine.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 13° in october in Ukraine and at least around 7° degrees. In october there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 45 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in Ukraine.
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 7° in november in Ukraine and at least around 3° degrees. In november there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 44 mm. The it will be dry 14 days this month in Ukraine and on average, it snows 3 days in november.
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 0° in december in Ukraine and at least around -3° degrees. In december there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 67 mm. The it will be dry 10 days this month in Ukraine and on average, it snows 12 days in december.
Weather statistics Ukraine
Weather statistics Ukraine
View all weather statistics from Ukraine per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Ukraine and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Ukraine
About Ukraine
Time difference Ukraine
Vaccinations Ukraine
Reisadvies
Currency Ukraine
14 day weather forecast Ukraine
The weather for Kiev in Ukraine will be 7° till 5° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers or a quite a few rain.
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| Max (°C) | 7° | 3° | 3° | 6° | 3° | -1° | -3° |
| Min (°C) | 2° | -2° | -4° | 1° | -3° | -6° | -7° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 15% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0.1mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0.4mm | 0.8mm | 0.1mm | 0.1mm |
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| Snowfall (cm) | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0.1cm | 0.1cm | 0.1cm |
| Snow cover (cm) | 4cm | 4cm | 4cm | 4cm | 4cm | 4cm | 4cm |
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| UV-index | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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| Min (°C) | -6° | -1° | -1° | 1° | -1° | -4° | 3° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 15% | 15% | 0% | 45% | 55% | 70% | 35% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0.1mm | 0.1mm | 0mm | 5.0mm | 2.1mm | 4.4mm | 3.4mm |
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| Snowfall (cm) | 0.1cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm | 2.5cm | 5.3cm | 0cm |
| Snow cover (cm) | 4cm | 4cm | 4cm | 3cm | 5cm | 11cm | 5cm |
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| UV-index | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
About Ukraine
Ukraine is in the continental part Europa and the capital is Kiev. It is 603.628 km² with 2.782 km of coastline and has a population of 42.300.723. In terms of area, the country is 2,5x as big as United Kingdom. If you want to call Ukraine you have to use +380 or 00380 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +3805012457809 or 003805012457809.
Ukraine is in a straight line at 2.133 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 3 hour and 20 min.
If you are going to drive here by car, then the route is 2396 km from London to the capital city Kiev and you are about 25 hour and 40 minutes on your way without stops and delay..
Time difference Ukraine
In Ukraine it is now 02:17 hour at night on sunday 17 february 2019. That is 2 hour later than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Ukraine is Europe/Kiev and the Greenwich time is UTC+02.
Vaccinations Ukraine
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Ukraine.
- BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
- Hepatitis B
- Rabiës
- Tekenencefalitis
- Tuberculose (TBC)
Reisadvies Ukraine
Bron: Nederlandwereldwijd.nl - Rijksoverheid
Dit reisadvies is opnieuw beoordeeld. De staat van beleg die in delen van Oekraïne van kracht was, is niet verlengd. In de provincies Donetsk en Loegansk wordt nog steeds gevochten. Reis niet naar deze provincies. Volg de aanwijzingen van de lokale autoriteiten op.
Bekijk het actuele reisadvies voor Ukraine op de site van de Rijksoverheid.
Currency Ukraine
In Ukraine the Oekraïense grivna is used to pay.
Exchange rate Oekraïense grivna op 16 february 2019
1 Oekraïense grivna = € 0,03 euro
100 Oekraïense grivna = € 3,13 euro
1 euro = 31,97 Oekraïense grivna
100 euro = 3.196,67 Oekraïense grivna
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
MasterCard ATM Hunter
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MasterCard Nearby
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