Best time to visit Lviv

August is the best time to visit Lviv for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 12 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 86/100
The least cloud August 52 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 40 mm
Warmth July 23 °C
Cooler weather January -0.1 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 August 86 23 °C 12
2 June 82 22 °C 14
3 July 81 23 °C 15
4 September 79 18 °C 10
5 May 73 18 °C 15
6 April 56 14 °C 12
7 October 56 13 °C 10
8 November 30 6.4 °C 10
9 March 27 6.5 °C 11
10 January 24 -0.1 °C 10
11 February 24 1.5 °C 11
12 December 23 1.3 °C 10

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 1.3 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January -0.1 °C 40 mm 78 %
February 1.5 °C 44 mm 76 %
March 6.5 °C 49 mm 69 %
April 13.6 °C 56 mm 61 %
May 18.4 °C 92 mm 61 %
June 21.7 °C 92 mm 59 %
July 23.4 °C 112 mm 57 %
August 23.2 °C 79 mm 52 %
September 18.1 °C 73 mm 60 %
October 12.5 °C 55 mm 65 %
November 6.4 °C 47 mm 75 %
December 1.3 °C 45 mm 79 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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