Vitebsk climate — normals and trends
Vitebsk (Belarus) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 711 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Vitebsk averages 144 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Vitebsk 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 163 to 125 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 6 August 2010) and the coldest -39.0 °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
VitebskVitebsk
- coords
- 55.19°, 30.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.5°C
Average daily high
9.0°C
Average daily low
2.0°C
Annual rainfall
711mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
24.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
144 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
124.5 cm
Average feels-like high
6.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
37.1 °C
6 August 2010
Coldest day
-39.0 °C
16 January 1940
Wettest day
54 mm
23 August 2006
Windiest day
44.1 km/h
5 October 1997
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
4 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
36.6 °C
22 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-44.9 °C
16 January 1940
Snowiest day
16.2 cm
28 November 1969
Sunniest day
16.0 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 | 1.9 °C | +6.5 °C | 57 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | -2.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 14 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 8.2 °C | +6.4 °C | 51 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 13.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 31 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 14.8 °C | -2.1 °C | 148 mm | +82 mm |
| Jun | 19.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 118 mm | +38 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 119 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 67 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 18.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 28 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 9.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 70 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 4.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 68 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 1.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 48 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vitebsk?
Vitebsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 711 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vitebsk?
The hottest day measured in Vitebsk between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2010, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vitebsk?
The coldest day measured in Vitebsk between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1940, at -39.0 °C.
Does it snow in Vitebsk?
Yes. Vitebsk gets on average 124.5 cm of snow per year and has around 144 frost days.
Has the climate of Vitebsk warmed?
Yes: Vitebsk warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vitebsk?
The wettest day measured in Vitebsk between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2006, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vitebsk?
The windiest day measured in Vitebsk between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1997, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vitebsk?
The warmest month in Vitebsk is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Vitebsk?
Vitebsk receives on average 711 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vitebsk?
Vitebsk gets on average 6.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,446 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vitebsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vitebsk between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 1969, with 16.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vitebsk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Vitebsk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vitebsk?
In Vitebsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.6 °C on 22 July 2010, and the lowest was -44.9 °C on 16 January 1940.
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