Climate and Geography
As is the case with most of Ukraine, the climate is moderate continental with warm summers, and fairly cold winters. The following climate date provided for the past 19 years. The average number of days with precipitation is 187 spread almost equally throughout a year. Most of precipitation takes place during the winter months and least - early fall. Thunderstorms occur mostly in summer months averaging around 25 annually. Ivano-Frankivsk averages about 296 days of fog or misty days with about 24 per month.
| Climate data for Ivano-Frankivsk | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13 (56) |
18 (65) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
30 (86) |
31 (87) |
34 (94) |
32 (90) |
32 (89) |
27 (80) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
34 (94) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1 (31) |
1 (33) |
6 (43) |
12 (54) |
18 (65) |
21 (69) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
19 (66) |
13 (55) |
6 (42) |
2 (35) |
12 (53) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3 (26) |
−3 (27) |
3 (37) |
8 (47) |
13 (56) |
16 (61) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
14 (57) |
8 (47) |
3 (37) |
−1 (30) |
8 (46) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7 (20) |
−6 (21) |
−2 (29) |
3 (38) |
8 (47) |
12 (53) |
13 (56) |
12 (54) |
9 (49) |
4 (39) |
−1 (31) |
−4 (24) |
4 (39) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28 (−19) |
−31 (−24) |
−24 (−11) |
−5 (23) |
−1 (30) |
2 (36) |
7 (44) |
4 (39) |
−3 (27) |
−8 (18) |
−22 (−8) |
−31 (−24) |
|
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 31 (1.22) |
32 (1.26) |
35 (1.38) |
54 (2.13) |
87 (3.43) |
98 (3.86) |
104 (4.09) |
81 (3.19) |
53 (2.09) |
36 (1.42) |
37 (1.46) |
41 (1.61) |
689 (27.13) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 187 |
| Avg. snowy days | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 60 |
| Source #1: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Meteoprog | |||||||||||||
The city is situated in the Carpathian region north east of the mountain range, sitting approximately 120 metres (390 ft) above mean sea level. One of the several main geographical features is the Vovchynets Hill also known as the Vovchynets Mountains. The hill reaches 300-350 metres (1,150 ft) above the sea level and is part of the Pokuttya Highland (Upland). Around the hill Bystrytsia River branches into Bystrytsia of Nadvirna, Bystrytsia of Solotvyn, and Vorona. The last two rivers serve a natural border between the Pokuttya Highland and Stanislav Basin. The Vovchynets Hill is located just outside and north-east of Ivano-Frankivsk. South-east from the Stanislav basin in the direction of the Prut Valley is located the Khorosnen (Prut-Bystrytsia) Highland. The highest point of that highland is the mount Hostra 425 metres (1,394 ft).
The closest neighboring city is Tysmenytsia that lies less than 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the east. Another cities that lay in the radius of 25–30 km (less than 20 mi) are Tlumach (east), Nadvirna (south), Kalush (west), and Halych (north).
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