climigo

Belarus

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When to go?

The best months are June, August. Avoid December–February (freezing).

Climate zones

UkrainePolandLithuaniaLatviaRussiaMinskMinskMinskBrestBrestBrestHrodnaHrodnaHrodnaVitebskVitebskVitebskGomelGomelGomel

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −2°−7° snow likely
February −1°−6° snow likely
March 5°−3°
April 14°3°
May 19°8°
June 23°12°
July 25°14°
August 24°13°
September 18°9°
October 11°4°
November 5°0°
December 0°−4° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−6.7 · −2.1 °CJanuary: −6.7 · −2.1 °C−6.4 · −0.5 °CFebruary: −6.4 · −0.5 °C−2.9 · 5.4 °CMarch: −2.9 · 5.4 °C3.0 · 13.6 °CApril: 3.0 · 13.6 °C8.3 · 19.4 °CMay: 8.3 · 19.4 °C12.1 · 23.3 °CJune: 12.1 · 23.3 °C13.8 · 24.9 °CJuly: 13.8 · 24.9 °C12.9 · 24.1 °CAugust: 12.9 · 24.1 °C8.5 · 18.4 °CSeptember: 8.5 · 18.4 °C3.9 · 11.2 °COctober: 3.9 · 11.2 °C−0.1 · 4.6 °CNovember: −0.1 · 4.6 °C−4.4 · −0.3 °CDecember: −4.4 · −0.3 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −6.7 – −2.1 °C
Feb −6.4 – −0.5 °C
Mar −2.9 – 5.4 °C
Apr 3.0 – 13.6 °C
May 8.3 – 19.4 °C
Jun 12.1 – 23.3 °C
Jul 13.8 – 24.9 °C
Aug 12.9 – 24.1 °C
Sep 8.5 – 18.4 °C
Oct 3.9 – 11.2 °C
Nov −0.1 – 4.6 °C
Dec −4.4 – −0.3 °C

How much it rains

January 45 mm10 d
February 38 mm9 d
March 36 mm8 d
April 42 mm8 d
May 62 mm9 d
June 70 mm10 d
July 95 mm11 d
August 67 mm8 d
September 49 mm7 d
October 54 mm9 d
November 48 mm9 d
December 47 mm10 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec45 mm · 10 rain days · 5 mm a dayJanuary: 45 mm · 10 rain days · 5 mm a day38 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a dayFebruary: 38 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a day36 mm · 8 rain days · 5 mm a dayMarch: 36 mm · 8 rain days · 5 mm a day42 mm · 8 rain days · 5 mm a dayApril: 42 mm · 8 rain days · 5 mm a day62 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a dayMay: 62 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a day70 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 70 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a day95 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a dayJuly: 95 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a day67 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a dayAugust: 67 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a day49 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a daySeptember: 49 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a day54 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a dayOctober: 54 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a day48 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a dayNovember: 48 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a day47 mm · 10 rain days · 5 mm a dayDecember: 47 mm · 10 rain days · 5 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 45 mm10 d
Feb 38 mm9 d
Mar 36 mm8 d
Apr 42 mm8 d
May 62 mm9 d
Jun 70 mm10 d
Jul 95 mm11 d
Aug 67 mm8 d
Sep 49 mm7 d
Oct 54 mm9 d
Nov 48 mm9 d
Dec 47 mm10 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 8 h 04
February 9 h 51
March 11 h 48
April 13 h 59
May 15 h 52
June 16 h 58
July 16 h 30
August 14 h 49
September 12 h 44
October 10 h 39
November 8 h 40
December 7 h 33

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 13 cm
February 16 cm
March 11 cm
April 1 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 2 cm
December 8 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

01325 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec13 cmJanuary: 13 cm16 cmFebruary: 16 cm11 cmMarch: 11 cm1 cmApril: 1 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm2 cmNovember: 2 cm8 cmDecember: 8 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 13 cm
Feb 16 cm
Mar 11 cm
Apr 1 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 2 cm
Dec 8 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Minsk

Brest

Hrodna

Cities