Polotsk weather in June

In June, Polotsk sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 17.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 48 min at the start of June to 17 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Polotsk's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Polotsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
17 h 12 min
4:30 AM – 9:40 PM
Cloud cover
64%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Polotsk is city in Belarus.

Density
2,166/km²
people per km²
Founded
~780 CE

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical June day in Polotsk reaches about 21°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 15°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Polotsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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

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

Polotsk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°4310.89.87.50.0
Feb-2° / -7°399.68.69.20.0
Mar / -3°399.45.711.40.1
Apr11° / 469.71.913.82.8
May18° / 6411.50.215.95.5
Jun21° / 12°7512.4017.16.0
Jul23° / 14°8713016.66.4
Aug22° / 12°7411.3014.86.3
Sep16° / 6110012.54.9
Oct / 6111.71.210.11.8
Nov / -1°4910.44.580.0
Dec-1° / -5°4310.68.96.90.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
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64654
74654
84555
94357
104258
114159
124060
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Polotsk gets around 75 mm of rain over 12.4 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
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437
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3041

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1831250
2821350
3821350
4801460
5791560
6781570
7771670
8751771
9741781
10731881
11731881
12711991
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Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 48 min at the start of June to 17 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:40 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 9:25 PM to 9:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.84:409:25
216.84:399:26
316.84:389:28
416.94:379:29
516.94:369:30
616.94:359:31
717.04:349:32
817.04:349:34
917.04:339:35
1017.14:329:36
1117.14:329:36
1217.14:319:37
1317.14:319:38
1417.14:319:39
1517.24:309:40
1617.24:309:40
1717.24:309:41
1817.24:309:41
1917.24:309:42
2017.24:309:42
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2517.24:319:43
2617.24:319:43
2717.24:329:43
2817.24:329:43
2917.24:339:43
3017.24:339:43

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.44 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Polotsk?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Polotsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Polotsk in June

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

In June, Polotsk sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Polotsk in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 Polotsk peaks around July 13 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 13UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Polotsk?

Polotsk sits at 55.5°N, 28.8°E, 126 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Novopolotsk, 13 km away.

Lyepyel’HlybokayeNevel’VitebskPastavyBarysawVelikiye Luki

Topography around Polotsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Polotsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m.

The land around Polotsk is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
68 m
80 km
191 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Novopolotsk 13 km · Lyepyel’ 68 km · Hlybokaye 79 km · Nevel’ 93 km · Vitebsk 96 km · Pastavy 130 km · Barysaw 141 km · Velikiye Luki 145 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 Polotsk (55.4879°, 28.7856°, elevation 126 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).