Baranovichi in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Baranovichi sees average daytime highs around -1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 117 mm of precipitation over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -1°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Baranovichi's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Baranovichi's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
-1°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-5°C
Precipitation
117 mm
30 wet days
Avg wind
16 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Baranovichi in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -1°C.

A typical winter day in Baranovichi reaches about -1°C and drops to -5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-20°-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Baranovichi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
71 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Baranovichi weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -6°38107.77.90.0
Feb-1° / -6°369.77.99.50.0
Mar / -2°4010.55.111.50.3
Apr12° / 459.91.113.63.3
May18° / 70120.115.55.5
Jun21° / 11°7512.1016.66.1
Jul23° / 14°8913016.26.4
Aug23° / 13°6510014.56.8
Sep17° / 569.6012.45.3
Oct11° / 529.80.810.32.4
Nov / -0°449.94.18.40.2
Dec-0° / -4°4310.47.77.40.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Baranovichi gets around 117 mm of rain and snow over 30 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Wind in Winter

Winds average 16 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min in early December to 10 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.8 kWh/m².

00.511.522.5DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Baranovichi?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Baranovichi.

What to pack for Baranovichi in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Baranovichi sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Baranovichi in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baranovichi peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Baranovichi?

Baranovichi sits at 53.1°N, 26.0°E, 195 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Nesvizh, 46 km away.

NesvizhSlonimMirNovogrudokStowbtsyIvatsevichiLidaByaroza

Topography around Baranovichi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Baranovichi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baranovichi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 193 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m.

The land around Baranovichi is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
219 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Nesvizh 46 km · Slonim 46 km · Mir 47 km · Novogrudok 53 km · Stowbtsy 62 km · Ivatsevichi 65 km · Lida 96 km · Byaroza 96 km

Belarus travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,279
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Safe drinking water
93%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
7.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 533
Religion
Orthodox 48%non-believers 41%Catholic 7%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Baranovichi (53.1326°, 26.0078°, elevation 195 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.