🇧🇾 Belarus
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When to go
Belarus, month by month
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Typical weather
What Minsk is usually like
What a typical day looks like, hour by hour: 8am when you get up, 2pm in the afternoon, 8pm when you are out in the evening — on Belarus’s own clock, at Minsk. Ten-year averages (2011–2020) measured at the capital, so this is Minsk, not the whole of Belarus, and a mountain or a coast a few hours away can be nothing like it. Averages, not a forecast: a typical January rather than any particular one.
| ✕January, avoid | -5.8°C | -4.1°C | -5.1°C | 51 mm | 7h 58m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✕February, avoid | -5.1°C | -1.9°C | -3.4°C | 37 mm | 9h 48m |
| March, in-between | -1.2°C | 3.7°C | 1.4°C | 43 mm | 11h 48m |
| April, in-between | 5.7°C | 11.3°C | 8.4°C | 50 mm | 14h 00m |
| ✓May, peak season | 12.8°C | 17.6°C | 14.9°C | 66 mm | 15h 57m |
| ✓June, peak season | 16.6°C | 21°C | 18.6°C | 76 mm | 17h 05m |
| July, in-between | 17.6°C | 22°C | 19.5°C | 104 mm | 16h 36m |
| August, in-between | 16.4°C | 22.2°C | 18.5°C | 78 mm | 14h 53m |
| ✓September, peak season | 11°C | 17°C | 12.8°C | 61 mm | 12h 44m |
| October, in-between | 4.9°C | 9.7°C | 6.6°C | 58 mm | 10h 37m |
| ✕November, avoid | 1.4°C | 3.4°C | 2.2°C | 55 mm | 8h 35m |
| ✕December, avoid | -1.6°C | -0.5°C | -1.2°C | 57 mm | 7h 26m |
Twelve months in order. Tap any heading to sort by it — the driest month, the longest day, the afternoon closest to the one you like.
The colour is the month, not the weather: ✓ peak season · in-between · ✕ avoid.
Temperature and rainfall are ERA5. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of this information. Daylight: MET Norway, measured on the 15th of each month — the sun does not change, so that figure is exact rather than an average. Rainfall is a monthly total; daylight is sunset minus sunrise.
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Getting in, and staying safe
Visas, entry rules and health — the official pages
Entry rules, visa requirements, vaccinations and safety advice for Belarus all live on the pages below. Each one goes straight to Belarus, not to a search box.
We link to official sources and stop there. We do not check, summarise, rank or verify them — always read the official page itself before you travel, and read the one for your own nationality. We are an independent site with no government connection.
At a glance
The practical bits
| Plug types | C, F |
|---|---|
| Voltage | 220V |
| Emergency numbers * | 101, 102, 103 |
| Currency | Belarusian ruble (BYN Br) |
| Language | Belarusian, Russian |
| Dialling code | +375 |
| Driving | On the right |
| Coastline | Landlocked |
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* Emergency numbers can change, and can vary by region within a country. Always confirm with your accommodation or the nearest embassy before you travel.
Worth knowing
Five things that hold almost everywhere
- Grab (or the local equivalent) beats street taxis in most of Asia — and even where you don't use it, the app price tells you what's fair.
- ATMs: withdraw big and rarely, always in the local currency, and always decline the machine's kind offer to charge your card in pounds — that 'service' costs 3–6%.
- eSIM before you land (Airalo or similar) so you're online at arrivals; swap to a local SIM if you're staying weeks.
- Scooters anywhere: without the right licence category your travel insurance is void. That's the whole conversation.
- Save the local emergency number on day one, and know which private hospital expats use in your city — ask your host the day you arrive.
General travel habits, not advice specific to Belarus. Rules, prices and fees change — check anything that matters before you rely on it.