Kyiv in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Kyiv sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 206 mm of rain over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Kyiv's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kyiv's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 25°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 15°C
- Rainfall
- 206 mm
- 31 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.8
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Kyiv in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C.
A typical summer day in Kyiv reaches about 25°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Kyiv
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Kyiv weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1° / -6° | 34 | 8.5 | 7 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 0° / -5° | 34 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 6° / -1° | 39 | 9.4 | 4.4 | 11.5 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 14° / 5° | 44 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 13.5 | 4.0 |
| May | 20° / 10° | 63 | 11 | 0 | 15.2 | 6.2 |
| Jun | 24° / 14° | 68 | 11.1 | 0 | 16.1 | 6.7 |
| Jul | 25° / 16° | 84 | 12.2 | 0 | 15.8 | 6.6 |
| Aug | 25° / 15° | 53 | 8.2 | 0 | 14.3 | 7.2 |
| Sep | 19° / 10° | 58 | 8.8 | 0 | 12.4 | 6.2 |
| Oct | 12° / 5° | 45 | 8.5 | 0.3 | 10.4 | 3.2 |
| Nov | 5° / 0° | 42 | 8.2 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 0.3 |
| Dec | -0° / -4° | 43 | 9.1 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Kyiv gets around 206 mm of rain over 31 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 11 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min in early June to 13 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.4 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Kyiv?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Kyiv for sightseeing.
What to pack for Kyiv in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Kyiv sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.
UV index in Kyiv in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kyiv peaks around July 11 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 5 | Moderate |
| Jun | 7 | High |
| Jul | 7 | High |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Kyiv in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Kyiv is worst in July — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kyiv's WHO annual average of 23.4 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 16 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Moderate |
| Feb | 21 | Moderate |
| Mar | 31 | Moderate |
| Apr | 28 | Moderate |
| May | 23 | Moderate |
| Jun | 26 | Moderate |
| Jul | 32 | Moderate |
| Aug | 28 | Moderate |
| Sep | 24 | Moderate |
| Oct | 20 | Moderate |
| Nov | 17 | Moderate |
| Dec | 15 | Moderate |
Where is Kyiv?
Kyiv sits at 50.5°N, 30.5°E, 179 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Stare Misto, 1.0 km away.
Topography around Kyiv
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kyiv.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyiv has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m.
The land around Kyiv is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.
Ukraine travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 4
- Do Not Travel
- Power plugs
- Type C / F
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 31% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $5,866
- 2025
- Happiness
- 4.7 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 88%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 3.8
- per 100k, 2021
- Road deaths
- 10.2
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 526
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kyiv (50.4547°, 30.5238°, elevation 179 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.