Belarus
13 cities
Climate overview
Belarus spans 51°16′–56°10′N in landlocked eastern Europe, almost entirely a low rolling plain with mean elevation around 160 m and the highest point Dzyarzhynskaya Hara reaching just 345 m. The landscape features mixed forest, extensive peat bogs, and the Pripyat marshes in the south. A humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) prevails throughout, transitioning subtly from milder Atlantic-influenced conditions in western Brest to colder, more continental regimes in eastern Vitebsk and Mahilyow.
Minsk sees January lows around −7°C and July highs around 24°C, with annual precipitation around 660 mm, most of it falling from April to October, and snow cover lasting roughly three to four months. The southern Pripyat lowlands are slightly warmer and more flood-prone during spring snowmelt. Cold-air outbreaks can drop January nights below −30°C, and summer heatwaves can push maxima above 33°C. Major events include the 2010 European heatwave when Belarus reached 38.9°C and the June 2026 heatwave, when Pinsk set a national record of 40.4°C.
Our archive covers 13 Belarusian cities with daily ERA5 reanalysis data going back to 1940. The hottest July afternoons are in Homyel', with average highs around 23.7°C, while Orsha has the coldest January nights, with average lows near −9.8°C. Comparing the last decade against the 1940–1970 baseline, mean temperatures across these cities have risen by about 2.6°C.
How the climate has shifted in Belarus
Average across 13 cities with full ERA5 coverage: 1940–1970 baseline vs the last decade (2016–2025).
- Annual mean temperature
- 5.7°C→8.4°C
- Days above 30°C per year
- 1 day→7 days+5
- Frost days per year
- 146 days→116 days−30
- Tropical nights (≥20°C) per year
- 0 nights→1 night+0
Warmest year in the record so far: 2024.
What's unusual right now
From a snapshot of the world's largest cities updated each hour. Today's mean temperature compared with each city's long-term average for the same calendar date (ERA5 climatology, 1940 onward). Last 30 days uses each city's rolling daily-mean vs its monthly average. Not a global ranking.