Minsk climate — normals and trends
Minsk (Belarus) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 684 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (17.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Minsk averages 142 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Minsk has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 162 to 122 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 11 August 1992) and the coldest -37.2 °C (on 16 January 1940).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MinskMinsk City
- coords
- 53.90°, 27.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.8°C
Average daily high
9.2°C
Average daily low
2.2°C
Annual rainfall
684mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.6km/h
Seasonal range
24.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
142 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
106.2 cm
Average feels-like high
5.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
35.2 °C
11 August 1992
Coldest day
-37.2 °C
16 January 1940
Wettest day
68 mm
5 August 1950
Windiest day
71.3 km/h
22 February 1953
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
23 November 1978
Hottest feels-like
35.8 °C
24 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-42.7 °C
16 January 1940
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
29 October 1956
Sunniest day
16.1 h
3 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.2 °C | +6.5 °C | 39 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | -1.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 12 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 9.5 °C | +7.9 °C | 40 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 13.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 24 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 14.3 °C | -2.5 °C | 123 mm | +52 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 138 mm | +56 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 167 mm | +75 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 32 mm | -44 mm |
| Sep | 19.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 29 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 9.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 69 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 4.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 61 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 1.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 31 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Minsk?
Minsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 684 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Minsk?
The hottest day measured in Minsk between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1992, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Minsk?
The coldest day measured in Minsk between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1940, at -37.2 °C.
Does it snow in Minsk?
Yes. Minsk gets on average 106.2 cm of snow per year and has around 142 frost days.
Has the climate of Minsk warmed?
Yes: Minsk warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Minsk?
The wettest day measured in Minsk between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1950, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Minsk?
The windiest day measured in Minsk between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1953, with winds reaching 71.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Minsk?
The warmest month in Minsk is July (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Minsk?
Minsk receives on average 684 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Minsk?
Minsk gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Minsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Minsk between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1956, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Minsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Minsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Minsk?
In Minsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.8 °C on 24 June 2021, and the lowest was -42.7 °C on 16 January 1940.
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