Ukraine
Practical guide
Ukraine is in Eastern Europe. It has 38,980,376 inhabitants across 603,500 km². It borders 7 countries. Its capital is Kyiv. People speak Ukrainian and the currency is the Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH). Ezplora has pages for 22 of its cities, with month-by-month climate and the distances between them.
- Capital
- Kyiv
- Population
- 38,980,376
- Area
- 603,500 km²
- Currency
- Ukrainian Hryvnia · UAH
- Languages
- Ukrainian
- Time zone
- Europe/Kyiv
- Dialling code
- +380
- Domain
- .ua
When to go to Ukraine
The best months to visit Kyiv are June, July and August. In Kyiv, daytime highs go from -1° in January to 25° in July. The wettest month is July (86 mm) and the driest is March (33 mm). From November to March, nights drop below freezing.
Weather in Kyiv month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | -1° | 0° | 5° | 13° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 24° | 19° | 12° | 4° | 1° |
| low | -7° | -6° | -2° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 10° | 4° | -1° | -4° |
| rain | 39 mm | 36 mm | 33 mm | 45 mm | 53 mm | 80 mm | 86 mm | 58 mm | 49 mm | 35 mm | 48 mm | 45 mm |
1970–2000 normals (WorldClim 2.1). Monthly rainfall total.
Cities in Ukraine
- Kyivcapital · 188 m
- Kharkiv118 m
- Odesa36 m
- Dnipro58 m
- Donetsk227 m
- Lviv287 m
- Zaporizhzhia63 m
- Kryvyi Rih98 m
- Sevastopol31 m
- Mykolaiv27 m
- Vinnytsia262 m
- Luhansk94 m
- Makiivka225 m
- Simferopol248 m
- Chernihiv126 m
- Poltava161 m
- Khmelnytskyi308 m
- Cherkasy112 m
- Chernivtsi260 m
- Zhytomyr231 m
- Sumy137 m
- Rivne190 m
Distances in Ukraine
- Kyiv → Kharkiv482 km 1 h 15 min · 6 h 37 min
- Kyiv → Odesa478 km 1 h 17 min · 5 h 49 min
- Kyiv → Dnipro482 km 1 h 14 min · 6 h 31 min
- Kyiv → Donetsk729 km 1 h 28 min · 10 h 14 min
- Kyiv → Lviv542 km 1 h 19 min · 7 h 56 min
- Kyiv → Zaporizhzhia551 km 1 h 17 min · 7 h 30 min
1 h 15 min · 
6 h 37 minNeighboring countries
- 🇧🇾 BelarusMinsk
- 🇭🇺 HungaryBudapest
- 🇲🇩 MoldovaChișinău
- 🇵🇱 PolandWarsaw
- 🇷🇴 RomaniaBucharest
- 🇷🇺 RussiaMoscow
- 🇸🇰 SlovakiaBratislava
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Ukraine?
The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv.
What currency is used in Ukraine?
Ukraine uses the Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH).
What language is spoken in Ukraine?
In Ukraine, people speak Ukrainian.
When is the best time to visit Ukraine?
The best months to visit Kyiv are June, July and August. In Kyiv, daytime highs go from -1° in January to 25° in July. The wettest month is July (86 mm) and the driest is March (33 mm). From November to March, nights drop below freezing.
Data from Banco Mundial, GeoNames and WorldClim. Photo from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).