UV Index 🇺🇦Ukraine

Ukraine stretches across Eastern Europe between roughly 44.4° and 52.4° North, the second-largest country on the continent by area. Most of the territory consists of low-relief East European Plain steppe and forest-steppe, drained by the Dnieper, Dniester and other rivers. The Carpathian Mountains rise in the west and the Crimean Mountains in the far south, while the warm Black Sea and Sea of Azov form the southern coast. The climate is predominantly humid continental, transitioning to subtropical along the southern Crimean shore.

Ukraine's UV climate is shaped by latitude, altitude and the Black Sea. In summer, ambient UV Index values typically reach 7–8 along the southern Black Sea coast around Odessa and Crimea, while northern regions such as Kyiv and Chernihiv stay closer to 6–7 at solar noon. The Ukrainian Carpathians, crowned by Hoverla at 2,061 m, and the Crimean Mountains add a measurable altitude boost to surface UV, with irradiance rising several percent per kilometre of elevation. The Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center coordinates the national observation network that supports these climatologies.

Ukraine sits at #172 of 191 in the WHO's global ambient-UV ranking with about 1,843 J/m² of average daily UV, around the 10th percentile worldwide.