Kyiv has a temperate continental climate with mild winters and warm summers. The average annual temperature is 8.4°C, with the highest in July at 20.5°C and the lowest in January at 3.5°C. Total annual sunshine is 1927 hours. Precipitation averages 619 mm per year and humidity is often high, around 75% annually and 65% in summer, 80-90% in winter. Kyiv sits on seven hills which causes temperature variations within the city.

1. The Climate Of Kiev
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2. The Climate Of Kiev
• In General, Kyiv climate is
temperate continental with mild
winters and warm summers,
but in moderation climate
change takes on the
characteristics of the sea . The
temperature depends primarily
on the receipt of solar
radiation, which, in turn, is
determined by the angle of the
sun's rays. At the summer
solstice (June 22) he is 63°.
The duration of this day - 16.5
hours. At the winter solstice
(December 22) the Sun rises
above the horizon at 16°. The
duration of the day - 8 hours.

3. • The total duration of sunshine
per year is 1927 hours, or
43%. During the year the
greatest sunshine duration is
observed in June and July
(279 hours) and the lowest (39
hours) in December.
• The average annual
temperature in Kiev is +8,4 °C,
the highest it in July (+20,5
°C), and the lowest in January
(is 3.5 °C).

4. A generalized description of the
climate
• Kyiv is situated on seven hills and
has an elevation difference
between the top and bottom points
of about 100 meters. Therefore,
the cold winter air moves from top
points to bottom, usually in valleys
of the rivers, and lowers the
temperature there. In the winter, a
few degrees warmer in the city
centre than in the suburbs -
because of the tight building
terrain "sleeping" districts, located
in the plains and vedovelli winds of
heat between the high-rise
buildings, and in the southern part
of the city is usually warmer than
in the North (because the Sun
shines almost always from the
South).

5. Weather events
• Precipitation
• The average annual rainfall in Kiev - about
619 mm Humidity in Kiev is often high. In an
average year is about 75 %, in summer -
about 65 %, and in the winter 80-90 %. In
some periods the air is very dry. Known for
the case when the humidity dropped to 12
%[2]. The average monthly air humidity
deficit in October - March, less than 1.5
mbar, and in June - August - 8,5-9,2 mbar.
In August 1948 absolute humidity reached
24.5 mbar. This caused a strong heat in the
city. In winter, despite high relative humidity,
absolute humidity is very small due to the
low temperatures. In January 1950, the
absolute humidity decreased to 0.3 mbar.
• In an average hour of absolute humidity in
Kiev is about 8.7 mbar, summer - 8-18
mbar, winter - 2-6 mbar. A large part of the
precipitation falls from April to October is
400 mm, the maximum of them is in July is
85 mm, and minimum in March when
monthly precipitation is 35 mm In the period
from November to March, respectively falls
a little more than 200 mm of rainfall. During
the year the average number of days with
precipitation of about 160. In 1912 these
days was 204, and in 1881 - 117.

6. Weather events
Year Date of the First
storm
Last storm The total number of
days with
thunderstorm
2002 February 8, 12 September
2003 3-may 25-August 23
2004 March 20, 15 September
2005 April 25, 13 September 31
2006
2007 April 20, October 20, 20

7. Weather events
2008 5 April
209 September 17
2010 April 24, 2 September
2011 7 April October 8, 35
2012 March 25, October 2, 46
2013 April 28, may 14,
2014 March 16 38