Best Time to Visit Ukraine: Weather, Travel Guide & Safety

Population

40M

Area

603.7K km²

Capital

Kyiv

Currency

UAH

Power plugs

C · F

230 V

Calling code

+380

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slovakia to the west; Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is Ukraine's capital and largest city, followed by Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro. The official language is Ukrainian. Ukraine covers about 600,000 km2 (230,000 sq mi), with around 32 million people. Read more — Wikipedia

When to go

Best places in Ukraine in October

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Go score

When to go in Ukraine: month-by-month

Go score by month for the main destinations; green means great weather.

places	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Kyiv	8	11	14	42	71	74	73	78	65	39	9	6
Kharkiv	6	10	13	48	77	79	79	84	70	39	8	3
Odesa	11	14	17	46	72	82	84	89	84	56	21	11
Dnipro	8	12	17	50	78	79	78	86	79	48	11	7
Donetsk	6	12	15	48	73	79	82	87	77	47	9	4
Lviv	7	10	11	39	61	69	71	75	60	38	7	3
Zaporizhzhya	8	12	17	51	78	80	77	87	82	51	11	7
Kryvyi Rih	10	13	17	51	79	79	78	87	80	50	11	8
Sevastopol	8	11	24	52	74	83	87	90	89	63	30	7
Mykolayiv	10	12	20	56	81	81	74	80	86	59	17	9
Vinnytsia	10	13	15	41	69	75	75	82	70	43	11	9
Saltivka	5	9	13	46	75	78	79	83	68	37	7	2
Luhansk	2	8	12	52	81	82	78	88	82	46	5	0
Desna	8	11	13	42	71	74	73	78	65	39	9	6

Water temperature

Sea temperature along the coast of Ukraine

places	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Alushta	9°	8°	8°	10°	15°	21°	24°	25°	22°	18°	14°	11°
Hurzuf	9°	8°	8°	10°	15°	21°	24°	25°	22°	18°	14°	11°
Partenit	9°	8°	8°	10°	15°	21°	24°	25°	22°	18°	14°	11°
Sudak	9°	8°	8°	11°	15°	21°	23°	25°	22°	18°	14°	11°
Shchebetovka	9°	8°	8°	11°	15°	21°	23°	25°	22°	18°	14°	11°
Sevastopol	9°	8°	8°	10°	15°	20°	23°	24°	22°	18°	14°	11°
Yalta	9°	8°	8°	10°	15°	21°	24°	25°	22°	18°	14°	11°
Korabelna Storona	9°	8°	8°	10°	15°	20°	23°	24°	22°	18°	14°	11°
Haspra	9°	8°	8°	10°	15°	21°	24°	25°	22°	18°	14°	11°
Komyshova Bukhta	9°	8°	8°	10°	15°	20°	23°	24°	22°	18°	14°	11°

Tourist density

Tourism in Ukraine

How many visitors come, how concentrated tourism is, and when the country is busiest.

International visitors a year

13.71M

2019

World rank by arrivals

#35

Visitors per resident

0.34

Visitors per km²

23

Most popular destinations in Ukraine

Practical

Ukraine: practical information

Plugs, money, emergency numbers, safety and typical prices: what to know before you go.

Power plugs

CF

Voltage: 230 V · 50 Hz
Driving: Drive on the right

Currency

Ukrainian Hryvnia

UAH · ₴

Languages: Ukrainian
Calling code: +380

Emergency numbers

Emergency112
Police102
Ambulance103
Fire101

Safety & travel advice

4

Do not travelUS travel advisory

Advises against all travel to parts of the country · Advises against all but essential travel to parts of the countryUK travel advice · Oct 2, 2026

Read the full advice

Typical prices