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Minsk, Belarus climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Minsk has a seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 24°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −6°C at night. Around 672 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (88 mm) and easing off in December (41 mm). At latitude 54°N, day length swings from 7.2 hours in midwinter to 16.8 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsMinsk climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −2 | −1 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 3 | −1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | −3 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −6 | −3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | −1 | −6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 44 | 43 | 45 | 44 | 65 | 75 | 88 | 72 | 52 | 56 | 46 | 41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −2 | −1 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 22 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 17 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −6 | −3 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 44 | 43 | 45 | 44 | 65 | 75 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 3 | −1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 19 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | −3 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | −1 | −6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 88 | 72 | 52 | 56 | 46 | 41 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 21 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 0.9 | — | — | — | 0.6 | 6 | 13 | 20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 21 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 0.9 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.5 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.6 | 6 | 13 | 20 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 76 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 96 | 91 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 80 | 88 | 94 | 97 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13.6 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 13.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 76 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 63 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 96 | 91 | 83 | 80 | 79 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13.6 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 65 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 80 | 77 | 80 | 88 | 94 | 97 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.0 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 13.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Minsk, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.