Vitamin D from sunlight in Ukraine
How long you need in the sun to make vitamin D, and when the sun is too low to make any at all, for 12 cities in Ukraine.
| City | Latitude | Elevation | Vitamin D winter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyiv | 50.45°N | 179 m | 29 Sep – 24 Mar (177 days) |
| Kharkiv | 49.98°N | 94 m | 2 Oct – 22 Mar (172 days) |
| Odesa | 46.49°N | 50 m | 12 Oct – 11 Mar (151 days) |
| Dnipro | 48.47°N | 120 m | 6 Oct – 17 Mar (163 days) |
| Chernihiv | 51.51°N | 106 m | 26 Sep – 28 Mar (184 days) |
| Zhytomyr | 50.26°N | 236 m | 30 Sep – 23 Mar (175 days) |
| Sumy | 50.92°N | 171 m | 29 Sep – 25 Mar (178 days) |
| Rivne | 50.62°N | 175 m | 28 Sep – 25 Mar (179 days) |
| Lutsk | 50.76°N | 177 m | 28 Sep – 26 Mar (180 days) |
| Bohuniya | 50.28°N | 202 m | 30 Sep – 23 Mar (175 days) |
| Brovary | 50.51°N | 123 m | 29 Sep – 24 Mar (177 days) |
| Konotop | 51.23°N | 150 m | 27 Sep – 26 Mar (181 days) |
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