Zaporizhzhya's Climate
Zaporizhzhya sits on the Dnipro River in the steppe of southeastern Ukraine, deep in the interior, giving it a humid continental climate with a drier tendency and four distinct seasons. Summers (June–August) are hot and fairly dry at 26–31°C, with abundant sun and scattered thunderstorms, while winters (December–February) are cold, hovering around -2 to -6°C with snow, frost and biting steppe winds. Spring warms up quickly, and autumn (September–November) is dry and mild. Compared with western Ukraine, it is hotter and drier in summer.