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Belarus Weather | Belarus Climate

Belarus has a moderate continental climate, with cool humid winters and warm summers. The best time to visit Belarus is from May to September for the warmest weather of the year and the longest hours of sunshine.

Summer in Belarus

Summer in Belarus is quite warm and it tends to become warmer as you move from the north-west to the south-east. In fact, the maximum temperatures range from 20/21 °C in the north-western cities, to 23/24 °C in the central areas (including Minsk), to 24/25 °C (75/77 °F) in the south-east.

During summer, hot periods, when highs can approach 30 °C, alternate with cooler periods, in which the cool and humid Atlantic currents prevail.

Despite some frontal systems of Atlantic origin, in this season the sunshine amount is acceptable.

Winter in Belarus

Winter in Belarus is with temperatures normally below freezing (0 °C) even during the day for a few months. The western cities (like Brest, Hrodna) are less cold, and have an average temperature in January of about -3 °C, while proceeding towards the east the average reaches -4.5 °C in Minsk, to nearly -7 °C in eastern areas.

In the eastern part of the country, the snow cover lasts about a month longer than in the western part: about four months instead of three.

During the coldest periods (end of January, February) the temperature can drop to -30 °C.