Editing Chernobyl (section)

==Geography==
Chernobyl is located about {{convert|90|km|mi|sigfig=1}} north of [[Kyiv]], and {{convert|160|km|mi|sigfig=1}} southwest of the [[Belarus]]ian city of [[Gomel]].

===Climate===
Chernobyl has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Dfb]]) with very warm, wet summers with cool nights and long, cold, and snowy winters.{{Weather box
|location = Chernobyl, 127 m asl (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1955–present)
|collapsed =
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 11.5
|Feb record high C = 17.0
|Mar record high C = 22.6
|Apr record high C = 26.6
|May record high C = 32.9
|Jun record high C = 34.0
|Jul record high C = 35.2
|Aug record high C = 36.3
|Sep record high C = 35.9
|Oct record high C = 26.3
|Nov record high C = 19.6
|Dec record high C = 11.3
|year record high C = 36.3
|Jan high C = -0.8
|Feb high C = 0.1
|Mar high C = 6.0
|Apr high C = 14.5
|May high C = 21.0
|Jun high C = 23.7
|Jul high C = 25.7
|Aug high C = 25.0
|Sep high C = 18.9
|Oct high C = 12.4
|Nov high C = 4.2
|Dec high C = -0.3
|year high C = 12.5
|Jan mean C = -3.5
|Feb mean C = -3.4
|Mar mean C = 1.5
|Apr mean C = 8.9
|May mean C = 14.9
|Jun mean C = 17.9
|Jul mean C = 19.9
|Aug mean C = 18.8
|Sep mean C = 13.4
|Oct mean C = 7.7
|Nov mean C = 1.4
|Dec mean C = -2.8
|year mean C = 7.9
|Jan low C = -6.1
|Feb low C = -6.7
|Mar low C = -2.3
|Apr low C = 3.9
|May low C = 9.1
|Jun low C = 12.3
|Jul low C = 14.5
|Aug low C = 13.3
|Sep low C = 8.7
|Oct low C = 3.8
|Nov low C = -1.1
|Dec low C = -5.2
|year low C = 3.7
|Jan record low C = -29.7
|Feb record low C = -32.8
|Mar record low C = -20.0
|Apr record low C = -9.0
|May record low C = -6.0
|Jun record low C = 2.2
|Jul record low C = 6.2
|Aug record low C = 0.0
|Sep record low C = -1.6
|Oct record low C = -10.5
|Nov record low C = -20.0
|Dec record low C = -30.8
|year record low C = -32.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 34.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 36.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 35.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 40.0
|May precipitation mm = 60.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 73.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 79.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 55.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 56.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 42.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 47.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 42.6
|year precipitation mm = 604.0
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 8.1
|Feb precipitation days = 8.9
|Mar precipitation days = 8.1
|Apr precipitation days = 7.5
|May precipitation days = 8.7
|Jun precipitation days = 10.2
|Jul precipitation days = 9.2
|Aug precipitation days = 7.1
|Sep precipitation days = 8.7
|Oct precipitation days = 7.4
|Nov precipitation days = 8.7
|Dec precipitation days = 9.1
|year precipitation days = 101.7
|Jan humidity = 83.5
|Feb humidity = 79.8
|Mar humidity = 74.7
|Apr humidity = 66.7
|May humidity = 66.0
|Jun humidity = 70.4
|Jul humidity = 72.8
|Aug humidity = 72.3
|Sep humidity = 77.8
|Oct humidity = 80.8
|Nov humidity = 85.3
|Dec humidity = 85.9
|year humidity = 76.3
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210717143555/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1981-2010/RA-VI/Ukraine/12.6.%20WMO_Normals_Excel_Template%20%282%29.xls
| archive-date = 17 July 2021
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1981-2010/RA-VI/Ukraine/12.6.%20WMO_Normals_Excel_Template%20(2).xls
| format = XLS
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010
| publisher = [[NCEI|National Centers for Environmental Information]]
| access-date = 17 July 2021}}</ref>
|source 2 = Météo Climat (extremes)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/station-1986.php|title=Weather extremes for Tchernobyl|publisher=Météo Climat|language=fr|access-date=17 July 2021|archive-date=13 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013210112/http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/station-1986.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}