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Traditionally the heating season in Ukraine starts in October. However, the government does not set a fixed date for when heat is turned on in the country’s regions. It all depends on the weather conditions and decisions of local authorities.
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Which regions have started the heating season
Where the heating season has already begun and where residents are still waiting for heat is reported by 24 Channel.
It should be noted immediately that when it comes to turning on heating, local self-government bodies rely precisely on the outside air temperature. According to Cabinet of Ministers resolution No. 830 dated 21 August 2019, the recommended start for supplying heat comes when the average temperature remains below +8°C for three consecutive days.
Moreover, the heating season initially begins for social infrastructure: hospitals, kindergartens, schools, etc. Only afterward do residential buildings receive heat.
Heating season in Dnipro
For example, in Dnipro the heating season will begin on 1 November. An order appeared on the city council’s website. According to the document, starting from 1 the city should commission heat supply facilities to social sector objects, and if the average daily outside air temperature drops below 8°C for three days – to residential consumers.
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Heat supply in Vinnytsia
Also, from 1 November gradual heat supply to the residential sector in Vinnytsia begins. The corresponding decision was made by the executive committee of Vinnytsia City Council on 29 October. And the heating season in social sector institutions began already on 15 October.
Heating in Zhytomyr
In Zhytomyr, on 27 October they began connecting heat to hospitals. According to the information, heating in social sector institutions is switched on in accordance with written requests. As for the residential sector: the regional authorities are guided by weather conditions.
When the heating season will start in Odesa
In Odesa they want to turn on heating a bit later. The boiler starts are planned roughly in one and a half to two weeks. So approximately 9 November.
Start of the heating season in Lviv
In Lviv the heating season already begins on 30 October. But the system launch can take several days, so heat will appear in homes gradually.
Heat supply in Uzhhorod in 2026 year
At the same time, in Zakarpattia they reported readiness for the heating season 2026/2027. However, at present they consider that weather conditions do not justify starting heat supply simultaneously in all territorial communities. In particular, Uzhhorod is awaiting a temperature drop to begin supplying heat.
Heating in Rivne
In the Rivne community the heating season starts from 30 October for all categories of consumers. Priority will be given to supplying heat carriers to medical and educational institutions.
Heating season in Sumy region
The heating season in Sumy region has not yet been announced. However, the Military-Regional Administration noted that it will begin no later than three days after the average daily air temperature is 8°C or lower.
Heating in Kropyvnytskyi
In Kropyvnytskyi they are also guided by changing weather. As the director of the municipal enterprise Teploenerhetyk, Oleksandr Chelnyk, noted, the heating season should begin somewhere at the end of October – beginning of November.
Heat supply in Ternopil
The heating period for the population in Ternopil has already started. It began on 28 October 2026 year.
Heating in Khmelnytskyi
On the same day they began supplying heat in Khmelnytskyi. The phased activation of heating for the city’s residential buildings and all other consumers officially began on 28 October 2026 year.
What will happen with the heating season in Kherson
In Kherson the heating season has not yet begun. But residents were warned that this winter in the city will be the toughest since the start of the full-scale invasion.
When the heating season will start in Lutsk
As previously reported by the director of the state municipal enterprise Lutskteplo, Ivan Skorupskyi, the heating season 2026/2027 years in the Lutsk community will begin after the average daily outside air temperature is +8 °C or lower for three consecutive days.
Heating season in Ivano-Frankivsk
In Ivano-Frankivsk they plan to start the heating season for the entire city on 2 November. It will take two to three days to launch the heating system.
Heating in Cherkasy
The heating season in Cherkasy is planned to begin on 2 November, if the average daily temperature for three days does not exceed +8°C. In schools, kindergartens and medical facilities heating is turned on as of 26 October upon requests from administrators.
Heat supply in Chernivtsi
Heat will be supplied to Chernivtsi residents’ homes next week – from 4 November. The executive committee made the corresponding decision today, 29 October.
When the heating season will be in Chernihiv
In Chernihiv they also plan to rely on weather conditions. But Ukrainians were warned: the city will not publicly announce the actual start of heat supply for security reasons.
Heating season in Zaporizhzhia
And in Zaporizhzhia the start of heat supply is planned for 2 November. However, hospitals, kindergartens, schools, etc., will receive heating first.
When the heating season will begin in Kharkiv
In Kharkiv they plan to start the heating season when the weather conditions meet the regulatory documents. This statement was made by Ihor Terekhov.
Heat supply in Mykolaiv
In Mykolaiv no statements were made about the start of the heating season. But the tentative date for starting heat supply is 1 November.
Heating in Poltava
The heating season in the Poltava community will begin on 2 November. However, the start of heat supply will be gradual.
Heating season in Kyiv
In the capital the heating season started much earlier – on 16 October. But for social sector institutions. The residential sector will be connected when the average daily air temperature remains below +8 °C for three consecutive days.
Will there be a heating season in Donetsk region
This winter it is planned to provide heat to residents of Kramatorsk, Oleksandrivka and Sloviansk communities. But in the Novodonetska village council of Kramatorsk district it is impossible to start centralized heating.
In Andriivka and Cherkaska communities houses and social sector facilities are equipped with individual heating.
It will also be impossible to supply heat to Druzhkivka and Mykolaivka communities.
What else is known about the heating season in Ukraine
Remember that experts and the government advise Ukrainians to prepare for a difficult winter. Expert Oleksandr Kharchenko said that power outages in frontline regions may last up to 10 or even 12 hours.
However, he noted that problems may also arise in the western part of the country. He explained that in the event of Russian attacks, heating multi-apartment buildings in a non-centralized way will be practically impossible.
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