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THE CLIMATE OF UKRAINE

The climate of Ukraine is determined by its geographical location. Ukraine's territory lies in the temperate belt. In general the country's climate is temperately continental, being subtropical only on the southern coast of the Crimea.

The differences in climate are caused by many factors: latitude, relief, alti­tude and proximity to the seas and oceans. The climate varies not only from the north to the south but from the north-west to the south-east. As the warm damp air masses  moving from the north-western Atlantic weaken and become drier. A characteristic feature of the climate is an increase in its continental nature from the west to the east.

A feature of 'Ukrainian's climate' is the considerable fluctuation in weather conditions from year to year. Alongside very wet years there can be droughts.

The average yearly temperature in Ukraine varies between +5.5 ... +7 C in the north and +11... +13 C in the south. The coldest month of the year is Jan­uary with a record low of—42 C. The warmest month is July with a record high of 40 C.

Precipitation (rain, snow and other forms of moisture) ranges from about 76 cm a year in the north to about 23 cm in the south. The highest rainfall is in the Carpathian and Crimean Mountains.

On the southern coast of the Crimea the climate is subtropical Mediterranean, as the Crimean Mountains obstruct the movement of cold Arctic air to the coast. These climatic features have contributed to the creation of the best resort areas of Ukraine.



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