Kiev is located on both sides of the Dniepr River, which flows south through the city towards the Black Sea. Business russian network The older rightbank (western) part of the city is represented by numerous woody hills, ravines and small rivers. It is a part of the larger Dniepr Upland adjoining the western bank of the Dniepr in its mid-flow. Kiev expanded to the Dniepr's lowland left bank (to the east) only in the twentieth century. Significant areas of the left-bank Dniepr valley were artificially sand-deposited, and are protected by dams.

Kiev has a continental humid climate. The warmest months are June, July, and August, with mean temperatures of 13.8 to 24.8 °C (56.9 to 76.7 °F). The coldest are December, January, and February, with mean temperatures of -4.6 to -1.1 °C (23.7 to 30.0 °F).