Lviv
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Lviv is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the fifth-largest city in Ukraine, officially with a population of 723,403. It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine. Lviv also hosts the administration of Lviv urban hromada. It was named after Leo I of Galicia, the eldest son of Daniel, King of Ruthenia. During its history the city has had several names.
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The next week in Lviv
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Drizzle
21° / 10°
UV Moderate
Sat
Drizzle
22° / 13°
UV Moderate
Sun
Overcast
23° / 13°
UV High
Mon
Drizzle
21° / 11°
1.7 mm
UV High
Tue
Overcast
19° / 8°
Wed
Drizzle
22° / 11°
1.2 mm
UV Moderate
Thu
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
29° / -3°
Typical high / low
3 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
15.3h
05:39 – 21:00local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Lviv
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is Lviv International Airport (LWO) at 6 km.
Getting around Lviv
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Leonid.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.