Zaporizhzhya
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- Latest air-quality reading is not elevated
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When to go: Zaporizhzhya month by month
Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Zaporizhzhya are typically May, June and September, with average daytime highs around 22–27°C. August is usually the warmest month (average high 30°C), January the coldest (average low -4°C), and April the wettest (about 63 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.
| Month | Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | Rain (mm) | Sunshine (h/day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.8 | -4.0 | 45 | 3.4 |
| February | 3.7 | -3.4 | 35 | 5.3 |
| March | 9.6 | 0.3 | 38 | 7.4 |
| April | 16.6 | 6.3 | 63 | 9.6 |
| May | 21.6 | 11.4 | 54 | 12.1 |
| June | 27.2 | 17.0 | 60 | 13.3 |
| July | 29.3 | 18.9 | 43 | 13.6 |
| August | 29.7 | 18.9 | 30 | 12.4 |
| September | 23.5 | 13.5 | 37 | 10.1 |
| October | 15.9 | 7.7 | 38 | 7.3 |
| November | 8.3 | 2.4 | 49 | 4.4 |
| December | 3.7 | -0.7 | 49 | 2.3 |
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- Documented history · 1770
Zaporizhzhia was founded in 1770, when the Aleksandrovskaya (Александровская) Fortress was built as a part of the Dnieper Defence Line, to protect the southern territories of the Russian Empire from Crimean Tatar invasions.
- Documented history · 1775
Following the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca in 1775, the southern lands of the East European Plain and the Crimean peninsula were absorbed into the Russian Empire.
- Documented history · 1806
The Aleksandrovskaya Fortress then lost its military significance, and became a small rural town, which from 1806 to around 1930 was called Alexandrovsk.
- Documented history · 1916
In 1916, during World War I, the DEKA Stock Association transferred its aircraft engine manufacturing plant from Saint Petersburg to Zaporizhzhia.
- Foundation of the Aleksandrovskaya Fortress
Zaporizhzhia was founded in 1770 as part of the Dnieper Defence Line
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01 · OverviewZaporizhzhya, in brief
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02 · HistoryHow Zaporizhzhya took shape
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01 · Q&AWhere is Zaporizhzhya located and what are its coordinates?
Zaporizhzhya is situated in Ukraine at geographic coordinates 47.8517, 35.1171, with an elevation of 105 meters above sea level.
02 · Q&AWhat is the population and time zone of Zaporizhzhya?
Zaporizhzhya has a recorded population of approximately 710,052 and observes the Europe/Kyiv time zone.
03 · Q&AWhat languages and currency are used in Zaporizhzhya?
Official and commonly spoken languages in Zaporizhzhya include Ukrainian, RU-UA, ROM, Polish, Hungarian, with UAH used for local transactions.
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