Editing Sumy (section)

== Geography ==
Sumy is located in the northeastern part of Ukraine within the [[Central Russian Upland]] and in the historical region of [[Sloboda Ukraine]]. It is located on the banks of the [[Psel River]].
=== Climate ===
Due to its relatively close location, the city's weather is similar to that of [[Kharkiv]]. Sumy's climate is a warm-summer [[humid continental climate|humid continental]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dfb'')<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sumy, Ukraine Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=57233&cityname=Sumy,+Sumy,+Ukraine&units=|access-date=2020-10-02|website=Weatherbase}}</ref> with cold and snowy winters, and hot summers. The seasonal average temperatures are not too cold in winter, not too hot in summer: {{convert|-6.9|°C|°F}} in January, and {{convert|20.3|°C|°F}} in July. The average rainfall totals {{convert|513|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} per year, with the most in June and July.

Trends suggest an increase in the fall in precipitation in the coming decades.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 2013|title=РОЗРОБЛЕННЯ СЦЕНАРІЇВ ЗМІНИ КЛІМАТИЧНИХ УМОВ В УКРАЇНІ НА СЕРЕДНЬО- ТА ДОВГОСТРОКОВУ ПЕРСПЕКТИВУ З ВИКОРИСТАННЯМ ДАНИХ ГЛОБАЛЬНИХ ТА РЕГІОНАЛЬНИХ МОДЕЛЕЙ|url=https://uhmi.org.ua/project/rvndr/climate.pdf|publisher=Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute}}</ref>
{{Weather box
|location = Sumy, Ukraine (1991–2020, extremes 1949-2011)
|width = 70%
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 11.0
|Feb record high C = 13.5
|Mar record high C = 21.0
|Apr record high C = 30.0
|May record high C = 33.6
|Jun record high C = 36.1
|Jul record high C = 38.0
|Aug record high C = 39.4
|Sep record high C = 31.1
|Oct record high C = 27.9
|Nov record high C = 22.8
|Dec record high C = 11.5
|year record high C = 39.4
|Jan high C = -2.6
|Feb high C = -1.3
|Mar high C = 4.5
|Apr high C = 14.3
|May high C = 21.0
|Jun high C = 24.5
|Jul high C = 26.5
|Aug high C = 25.9
|Sep high C = 19.5
|Oct high C = 11.9
|Nov high C = 3.7
|Dec high C = -1.2
|year high C = 12.2
|Jan mean C = -5.1
|Feb mean C = -4.5
|Mar mean C = 0.5
|Apr mean C = 8.8
|May mean C = 15.0
|Jun mean C = 18.7
|Jul mean C = 20.6
|Aug mean C = 19.6
|Sep mean C = 13.8
|Oct mean C = 7.3
|Nov mean C = 1.0
|Dec mean C = -3.5
|year mean C = 7.7
|Jan low C = -7.6
|Feb low C = -7.3
|Mar low C = -3.0
|Apr low C = 3.7
|May low C = 9.2
|Jun low C = 13.2
|Jul low C = 15.0
|Aug low C = 13.7
|Sep low C = 8.6
|Oct low C = 3.5
|Nov low C = -1.4
|Dec low C = -5.8
|year low C = 3.5
|Jan record low C = -34.2
|Feb record low C = -32.8
|Mar record low C = -27.8
|Apr record low C = -11.1
|May record low C = -3.9
|Jun record low C = 0.9
|Jul record low C = 5.0
|Aug record low C = 4.0
|Sep record low C = -4.3
|Oct record low C = -11.7
|Nov record low C = -22.9
|Dec record low C = -29.5
|year record low C = -34.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 39
|Feb precipitation mm = 33
|Mar precipitation mm = 39
|Apr precipitation mm = 35
|May precipitation mm = 61
|Jun precipitation mm = 58
|Jul precipitation mm = 73
|Aug precipitation mm = 42
|Sep precipitation mm = 48
|Oct precipitation mm = 48
|Nov precipitation mm = 39
|Dec precipitation mm = 41
|year precipitation mm = 556
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 8.7
|Feb precipitation days = 8.1
|Mar precipitation days = 8.4
|Apr precipitation days = 6.9
|May precipitation days = 8.8
|Jun precipitation days = 8.0
|Jul precipitation days = 8.1
|Aug precipitation days = 5.6
|Sep precipitation days = 6.6
|Oct precipitation days = 7.7
|Nov precipitation days = 7.0
|Dec precipitation days = 9.2
|year precipitation days = 93.1
|Jan snow days = 18
|Feb snow days = 14
|Mar snow days = 10
|Apr snow days = 3
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 2
|Nov snow days = 10
|Dec snow days = 17
|year snow days = 74
|Jan humidity = 86.5
|Feb humidity = 84.0
|Mar humidity = 77.8
|Apr humidity = 65.9
|May humidity = 64.4
|Jun humidity = 67.4
|Jul humidity = 70.1
|Aug humidity = 66.8
|Sep humidity = 73.1
|Oct humidity = 79.8
|Nov humidity = 86.7
|Dec humidity = 87.9
|year humidity = 75.9
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250422021635/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/6.6/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Ukraine/CSV/Sumny_33275.csv
|archive-date =22 April 2025
|archive-format = CSV
|format = CSV
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/6.6/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Ukraine/CSV/Sumny_33275.csv
| title = Sumy Climate Normals 1991–2020
| work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = [[National Centers for Environmental Information]]
| access-date = 22 April 2025}}</ref>
|source 2 = Climatebase.ru (extremes),<ref name = climatebase >
{{cite web
| url = http://climatebase.ru/station/33275/?lang=en
| title = Sumy, Ukraine Climate Data
| publisher = Climatebase
| access-date = January 21, 2013}}</ref> Weatherbase (snow days)<ref name=weatherbase>{{cite web
| url = http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=57233&cityname=Sumy-Ukraine
| title = Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Sumy, Ukraine
| publisher = Weatherbase
| access-date = January 21, 2013}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}