Kiev - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the air quality like at post (good/moderate/bad)? Are there seasonal air quality issues? Does the air quality have an impact on health?
Seasonal air quality- not great during the winter. - May 2021
The air gets very dry in winter, people use humidifiers a lot. - Jun 2018
Air quality is pretty good - it's very leafy. - May 2017
After a previous posting in Beijing, we were thrilled to not worry about air quality in Kyiv. The worst it ever got was a few smoky days when there was a peat fire of some sort outside the city. - Nov 2016
Good, except for that week when there was some strange peat fire burning outside the city and everything smelled like smoke. - Jul 2016
It's fine. On two occasions in the past year, we had warnings to stay inside because of high levels of pollutants. One was due to a forest fire outside the city. But in general, it's normal for a big city. - Nov 2015
Sometimes it seems terrible--I open the windows and it smells like exhaust. Most of the time fine though. - Jun 2015
Air quality is OK for a developing country but this is a dirty city full of old cars pouring out unregulated exhaust. - Apr 2014
Air quality is not an issue here. It is overall pretty good. - Apr 2013
Good. - Apr 2013
Seems ok; I'm not aware of any problems. - Feb 2013
I found the air quality generally good. Some pollution, especially in winter, but nothing too terrible. - Jul 2012
