Ukraine



CLIMATE


Ukraine has a temperate continental climate in the most of the country and a Mediterranean climate on the southern Crimean coast.

Temperatures

The average monthly temperatures: from -9 to 4ºC in winter and 18 to 23ºC in summer.


Precipitation

Annual total precipitation: from 350 mm at the Sea of Azov to in the Carpathian Mountains.


Kiev

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Day temperature [°C]

-3

-2

3

12

20

24

26

24

20

12

4

-1

Night temperature [°C]

-9

-8

-3

4

10

13

15

14

10

4

-1

-6

Hours of sunlight

1

2

4

5

8

9

9

8

6

4

2

1



Elevation extremes

Highest point: Hora Hoverla 2 061 m
Lowest point: Black Sea 0 m


Natural resources

coal, graphite, iron, kaolin, magnesium, manganese, mercury, nickel, salt, sulfur, timber, titanium


Land use

Arable land: 53.8%
Permanent crops: 1.5%
Other: 44.7%


Natural hazards

no data


Environmental issues

air and water pollution, deforestation, radiation contamination after the nuclear reactor accident in 1986