Climate in Dnipro, Ukraine

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system, Dnipro has a humid continental climate. Snowfall is more common in the hills than at the city's lower elevations. The city has four distinct seasons: a cold, snowy winter; a hot summer; and two relatively wet transition periods. The best time for visiting the city is in late spring (late April and May), and early in autumn: September, October, when the city's trees turn yellow. Other times are mainly dry with quite few showers.

Must sees in Dnipro. Salvation - Transfiguration Cathedral in Dnipro.

In the heart of the city is Zhovtneva Square, that includes a majestic Transfiguration Cathedral founded on order of Catherine the Great in 1787. That year the foundation of the Cathedral was built but the construction was paused for quite a long time : at first due to the Russian-Turkish War and secondly due to the ban to build stone constructions on the territory of Ukraine , that was introduce by teh Russian Empire after the death of Catherine the Great. The construction of the Cathedral was renewed only in 1830 with its planned size to become 6 time smaller. The name of the architect was uncertain uptil the years 1950 when architecture historian, Burlakov, prooved that the real author and the architect of Transfiguration Cathedral was Andreyan Zakharov (1761—1811) — one of most renowned Russian architect of teh Classicism epoche. The project of Cathedral construction was developped in 1805—1806. Before the revolution in 1917, Transfiguration Cathedral was considered to be the biggest building in the city. The Cathedral was closed for religious service within the period of 1930 - 1988. Thi building of the Cathedral was used as a depo for "Zorya" print-house In 1975 it was turned into a museum of religion and atheism . Only on the 21st of January 1992 Transfiguration Cathedral was returned back to Ukrainian Orthodox Church and started giving service. In 2008 the main bell of the Cathedral was installed.

Must Sees in Dnipro

In Zhovtneva square , there are some remarkable buildings : the Museum of history, the Diorama “Battle for the Dnipro River (during World War 2)” as well as a beautiful park where one can rest in summer. Walking down the hill to the Dnipro River, one arrives in the large Taras Shevchenko Park (on the right bank of the river) and on Monastyrsky Island. While the compact “old town” does not exist in Dnipro anymore, numerous historic buildings live on. Many historic buildings and churches were destroyed in the Second World War and in Stalin’s Communist times in the 1930th.

However, all of Central Avenue, some street blocks on the main hill (the Nahorna part) between Pushkin Avenue and the Embankment, and sections near the Globy and Shevchenko parts have been untouched for 150 years, retaining their historical character.

Dnipro Arena

Monastyrskiy Island on the Dnipro River

Monastyrskiy island is one of the most interesting places in the city. In the 9th century , Byzantine monks based a monastery here. It was destroyed by Mongol-Tatars in the 13th century. 

Saint Nicolas Cathedral

St Nicolas Cathedral - an orthodox temple in Dnipro, Ukraine, that is considered to be one of the oldest building in the city and has a very significant architectural value.

Holy Trinity Cathedral

It is an orthodox Cathedral , constructed in the 19th century according to the mutual plan of Ludvig Sharlemagn - Bode and Petr Viskonti. During its whole exhistence cal alled both as Holy Trinity Church and as a Church of Descent of the Holy Spirit

Shevchenko Park