Minsk weather in August

In August, Minsk sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 71 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Minsk's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Minsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:55 AM – 8:33 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Minsk is capital and largest city of Belarus.

Density
4,254/km²
people per km²
Founded
1067

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Minsk reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22414
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52414
62313
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272011
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302011
312010

How August really feels in Minsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Minsk weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°399.99.17.70.0
Feb-2° / -7°349.28.59.40.0
Mar / -3°399.55.711.50.1
Apr11° / 479.81.613.72.9
May18° / 7012.70.115.75.2
Jun21° / 11°8012.5016.85.9
Jul23° / 13°9113.2016.36.3
Aug22° / 12°7110.7014.66.5
Sep17° / 5510.1012.55.0
Oct10° / 5310.4110.22.0
Nov / -1°439.54.78.30.0
Dec-1° / -5°40108.37.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
44951
54951
64951
74951
84852
94951
104852
114852
124852
134753
144753
154753
164654
174654
184555
194555
204456
214456
224357
234357
244258
254258
264159
274060
283961
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Minsk gets around 71 mm of rain over 10.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
433
533
633
733
833
933
1032
1132
1232
1333
1433
1533
1633
1733
1833
1934
2034
2134
2235
2335
2436
2536
2637
2737
2837
2938
3038
3138

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13837204
23937204
34037194
44137184
54336183
64436173
74635163
84734163
94934152
105033152
115232142
125331142
135629141
145728141
155927131
166026131
176126121
186225121
196425110
206525100
216624100
22672490
23682480
24702370
25712360
26722260
27732250
28752140
29762130
30772030
31781930

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 9:03 PM to 7:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.65:289:03
215.55:309:01
315.55:329:00
415.45:338:58
515.35:358:56
615.35:378:54
715.25:398:52
815.25:408:50
915.15:428:48
1015.05:448:46
1115.05:468:44
1214.95:488:42
1314.85:498:39
1414.85:518:37
1514.75:538:35
1614.65:558:33
1714.65:578:31
1814.55:588:28
1914.46:008:26
2014.46:028:24
2114.36:048:22
2214.26:068:19
2314.26:078:17
2414.16:098:15
2514.06:118:12
2613.96:138:10
2713.96:158:07
2813.86:178:05
2913.76:188:02
3013.76:208:00
3113.66:227:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Minsk?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Minsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Minsk in August

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

In August, Minsk sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Minsk in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Minsk peaks around July 15 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 15UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Minsk?

Minsk sits at 53.9°N, 27.6°E, 222 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Kalodzishchy, 15 km away.

SmaliavičyDzyarzhynskLogoyskHorad ZhodzinaMar’ina Gorka

Topography around Minsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Minsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 211 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m.

The land around Minsk is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (37%), artificial surfaces (25%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
218 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kalodzishchy 15 km · Fanipol 23 km · Zaslawye 23 km · Smaliavičy 37 km · Dzyarzhynsk 37 km · Logoysk 39 km · Horad Zhodzina 55 km · Mar’ina Gorka 58 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 Minsk (53.9002°, 27.5665°, elevation 222 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).