Climate of Chernobyl
Chernobyl has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Chernobyl is 13° degrees and there is about 286 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 180 days a year with an average humidity of 77% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -3°C and 27°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -7°C and 16°C
- Rain: it rains 112 days and there is a total of approximately 286 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 73 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2522 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between -3°C and 27°C |
Warmest month: | 27°C in July |
Coldest month: | -3°C in January |
Night temperature: | between -7°C and 16°C |
Dry days: | 180 days |
Days with rain: | 112 days |
Days with snow: | 73 days |
Total rain sum: | 286 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 2522 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Chernobyl.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Chernobyl.
Climate table of Chernobyl
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Chernobyl. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Chernobyl might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | -3 | -1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
Night temp. (°C) | -7 | -5 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | -4 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 30 | 25 | 28 | 18 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 40 |
Days with rain | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Days with snow | 20 | 17 | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 17 |
Dry days | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 4 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
UV-index | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Best time to visit Chernobyl
The best time to visit Chernobyl in Ukraine is from May through September. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Chernobyl is 27°C in July and the lowest is -3°C in January.
Climate of Chernobyl by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Chernobyl? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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