Chernobyl weather in September

In September, Chernobyl sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 55 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Chernobyl's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chernobyl's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 55 mm; 8.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:42 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 5th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.16 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Chernobyl is partially abandoned city in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.

Density: 63/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1193

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical September day in Chernobyl reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	21	12
5	21	12
6	21	12
7	21	12
8	21	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	19	10
19	18	9
20	18	9
21	18	9
22	18	9
23	17	9
24	17	9
25	17	8
26	17	8
27	16	8
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	8

How September really feels in Chernobyl

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Chernobyl weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-2° / -6°	36	8.9	6.9	8.2	0.0
Feb	-0° / -5°	33	8.4	6.4	9.6	0.0
Mar	5° / -1°	40	9.8	5	11.5	0.4
Apr	14° / 5°	42	9	0.6	13.5	4.0
May	20° / 11°	59	11.2	0	15.3	6.2
Jun	24° / 14°	65	11	0	16.3	6.8
Jul	25° / 16°	77	12.5	0	15.9	6.5
Aug	25° / 15°	58	9.4	0	14.4	7.0
Sep	19° / 10°	55	8.5	0	12.4	6.1
Oct	12° / 5°	47	8.8	0.2	10.4	3.1
Nov	5° / 1°	41	8.6	3.2	8.7	0.3
Dec	-0° / -4°	44	9.7	6.2	7.7	0.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	49	49	49	48	49	49	49	48	48	47	46	46	47	45	45	44	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	36	36	35	35	34
Cloudier (%)	51	51	51	52	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	53	55	55	56	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	64	64	65	65	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	37	63
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	34	66

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Chernobyl gets around 55 mm of rain over 8.5 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	28
6	28
7	27
8	26
9	26
10	26
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	26
16	26
17	26
18	27
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	30
23	30
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	65	68	68	70	71	72	73	74	75	77	78	80	81	82	84	85	86	87	88	89	89	90	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92
Comfortable (%)	29	28	28	27	26	26	25	24	23	22	21	19	18	17	15	14	13	12	11	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Humid (%)	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	65	29	5	1
2	68	28	4	0
3	68	28	4	0
4	70	27	3	0
5	71	26	3	0
6	72	26	2	0
7	73	25	2	0
8	74	24	2	0
9	75	23	2	0
10	77	22	1	0
11	78	21	1	0
12	80	19	1	0
13	81	18	1	0
14	82	17	1	0
15	84	15	1	0
16	85	14	1	0
17	86	13	1	0
18	87	12	1	0
19	88	11	1	0
20	89	10	1	0
21	89	10	1	0
22	90	9	1	0
23	91	8	1	0
24	92	8	0	0
25	92	8	0	0
26	92	8	0	0
27	92	8	0	0
28	92	8	0	0
29	92	8	0	0
30	92	8	0	0

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 5:32 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	13.4	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:17	5:19	5:21	5:22	5:24	5:26	5:27	5:29	5:30	5:32	5:34	5:35	5:37	5:39	5:40	5:42	5:44	5:45	5:47	5:48	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:55	5:57	5:58	6:00	6:02	6:03	6:05
Sunset (PM)	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:33	6:31	6:29	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:12	6:10	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:00	5:58	5:55	5:53	5:51	5:48	5:46	5:44	5:41	5:39	5:37	5:34	5:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.4	5:17	6:40
2	13.3	5:19	6:38
3	13.2	5:21	6:36
4	13.2	5:22	6:33
5	13.1	5:24	6:31
6	13.1	5:26	6:29
7	13.0	5:27	6:26
8	12.9	5:29	6:24
9	12.9	5:30	6:22
10	12.8	5:32	6:19
11	12.7	5:34	6:17
12	12.7	5:35	6:15
13	12.6	5:37	6:12
14	12.5	5:39	6:10
15	12.5	5:40	6:07
16	12.4	5:42	6:05
17	12.3	5:44	6:03
18	12.3	5:45	6:00
19	12.2	5:47	5:58
20	12.1	5:48	5:55
21	12.1	5:50	5:53
22	12.0	5:52	5:51
23	11.9	5:53	5:48
24	11.8	5:55	5:46
25	11.8	5:57	5:44
26	11.7	5:58	5:41
27	11.6	6:00	5:39
28	11.6	6:02	5:37
29	11.5	6:03	5:34
30	11.4	6:05	5:32

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	2.9	Moderate
22	2.9	Moderate
23	2.8	Moderate
24	2.8	Moderate
25	2.7	Moderate
26	2.6	Moderate
27	2.6	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate
29	2.5	Moderate
30	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Chernobyl?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.1

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Chernobyl for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chernobyl in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, Chernobyl sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Chernobyl in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chernobyl peaks around June 23 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	2	4	4	7	7	6	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Chernobyl?

Chernobyl sits at 51.3°N, 30.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Slavutych, 45 km away.

Topography around Chernobyl

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chernobyl.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chernobyl has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 113 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m.

The land around Chernobyl is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

42 m

trees 58%

16 km

67 m

trees 72%

80 km

116 m

trees 52%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← August Chernobyl year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Slavutych 45 km · Novozavodskyi 76 km · Masany 76 km · Hostomel 78 km · Chernihiv 79 km · Vyshhorod 79 km · Bucha 80 km · Desnyanskyi 81 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 31% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,866; 2025
Happiness: 4.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 88%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 3.8; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 10.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 526

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Chernobyl (51.2701°, 30.2197°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	21	12
5	21	12
6	21	12
7	21	12
8	21	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	19	10
19	18	9
20	18	9
21	18	9
22	18	9
23	17	9
24	17	9
25	17	8
26	17	8
27	16	8
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	37	63
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	28
6	28
7	27
8	26
9	26
10	26
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	26
16	26
17	26
18	27
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	30
23	30
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	65	29	5	1
2	68	28	4	0
3	68	28	4	0
4	70	27	3	0
5	71	26	3	0
6	72	26	2	0
7	73	25	2	0
8	74	24	2	0
9	75	23	2	0
10	77	22	1	0
11	78	21	1	0
12	80	19	1	0
13	81	18	1	0
14	82	17	1	0
15	84	15	1	0
16	85	14	1	0
17	86	13	1	0
18	87	12	1	0
19	88	11	1	0
20	89	10	1	0
21	89	10	1	0
22	90	9	1	0
23	91	8	1	0
24	92	8	0	0
25	92	8	0	0
26	92	8	0	0
27	92	8	0	0
28	92	8	0	0
29	92	8	0	0
30	92	8	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	21	12
5	21	12
6	21	12
7	21	12
8	21	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	19	10
19	18	9
20	18	9
21	18	9
22	18	9
23	17	9
24	17	9
25	17	8
26	17	8
27	16	8
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	37	63
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	28
6	28
7	27
8	26
9	26
10	26
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	26
16	26
17	26
18	27
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	30
23	30
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	65	29	5	1
2	68	28	4	0
3	68	28	4	0
4	70	27	3	0
5	71	26	3	0
6	72	26	2	0
7	73	25	2	0
8	74	24	2	0
9	75	23	2	0
10	77	22	1	0
11	78	21	1	0
12	80	19	1	0
13	81	18	1	0
14	82	17	1	0
15	84	15	1	0
16	85	14	1	0
17	86	13	1	0
18	87	12	1	0
19	88	11	1	0
20	89	10	1	0
21	89	10	1	0
22	90	9	1	0
23	91	8	1	0
24	92	8	0	0
25	92	8	0	0
26	92	8	0	0
27	92	8	0	0
28	92	8	0	0
29	92	8	0	0
30	92	8	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	21	12
5	21	12
6	21	12
7	21	12
8	21	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	19	10
19	18	9
20	18	9
21	18	9
22	18	9
23	17	9
24	17	9
25	17	8
26	17	8
27	16	8
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	37	63
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	28
6	28
7	27
8	26
9	26
10	26
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	26
16	26
17	26
18	27
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	30
23	30
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	65	29	5	1
2	68	28	4	0
3	68	28	4	0
4	70	27	3	0
5	71	26	3	0
6	72	26	2	0
7	73	25	2	0
8	74	24	2	0
9	75	23	2	0
10	77	22	1	0
11	78	21	1	0
12	80	19	1	0
13	81	18	1	0
14	82	17	1	0
15	84	15	1	0
16	85	14	1	0
17	86	13	1	0
18	87	12	1	0
19	88	11	1	0
20	89	10	1	0
21	89	10	1	0
22	90	9	1	0
23	91	8	1	0
24	92	8	0	0
25	92	8	0	0
26	92	8	0	0
27	92	8	0	0
28	92	8	0	0
29	92	8	0	0
30	92	8	0	0