Dnipropetrovsk Oblast · Ukraine
Kryvyi Rih travel guide
Kryvyi Rih is a city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, home to about 604,000 people.
- Best months
- May, June and September
- Currency
- UAHhryvnia
- Time zone
- Europe/Simferopol
- Language
- Ukrainian
About
About Kryvyi Rih
Kryvyi Rih is a city in central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kryvyi Rih Raion and its subordinate Kryvyi Rih urban hromada in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
According to official website, the city extends for 126 km from north to south. Because of the processing of steel and other products and mining industry, Kryvyi Rih has the highest emission of air pollutants in all of Ukraine. Google maps can help avoid getting lost in the city. People commonly speak English very badly and all signs and tabulations are in Russian and Ukrainian. Translate apps and vocabularies are also very useful.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Kryvyi Rih
See
- Heroiv Park
- Jubilee Park
- Square 60th Anniversary of Victory
- Fedor Mershavtsev Park
- Haharina Park
- White Stones Waterfall
- Kryvyi Rih Botanical Gardens
Do
- Multiplex Victory Plaza
- Multiplex Union
- Olimp Kino
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When to go
The best time to visit Kryvyi Rih
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kryvyi Rih are May, June and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; June is the wettest, with about 61 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kryvyi Rih
Getting in
Due to the Russia-Ukraine war, Ukraine's airspace is closed to civil aviation. Because the city is so elongated, there are several railway stations serving different parts. Most, but not all, long-distance trains serve the main railway station.
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Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Kryvyi Rih
Stay safe
Like many other big cities in the Ukraine, Kryvyi Rih has its rough areas. Use common sense while getting around. The usual "don't be stupid" advice suffices. Avoid drinking the water from the tap; bottled water is cheap and available everywhere. If you are female, and especially if you are traveling alone, try to take a taxi instead of public transit after 21:00. These are prime drinking hours and the metro and marshrutky may be crowded with drunken men. This is particularly true on the weekends. Ask a local English-speaker to call the taxi for you and get the amount of the fare in advance; drivers may greatly inflate the fare once hearing your accent.
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Questions
Kryvyi Rih: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kryvyi Rih?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kryvyi Rih are May, June and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; June is the wettest, with about 61 mm of rain.
What currency is used in Kryvyi Rih?
hryvnia (UAH).
Nearby
Destinations near Kryvyi Rih
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.