Stowbtsy in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Stowbtsy sees average daytime highs around -1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 114 mm of precipitation over about 29 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 Stowbtsy's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Stowbtsy's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
-1°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-6°C
Precipitation
114 mm
29 wet days
Avg wind
16 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Stowbtsy 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 Stowbtsy reaches about -1°C and drops to -6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-20°-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Stowbtsy

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
75 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Stowbtsy 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°391087.80.0
Feb-1° / -6°349.27.79.40.0
Mar / -2°3910.2511.50.3
Apr12° / 429.41.113.73.3
May18° / 6812.70.115.65.5
Jun22° / 12°7312.2016.76.1
Jul24° / 14°9013.2016.26.4
Aug23° / 13°6710.4014.66.7
Sep17° / 528.8012.55.4
Oct10° / 51100.910.32.4
Nov / -0°439.93.88.30.1
Dec-1° / -4°419.97.87.30.0

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

Stowbtsy gets around 114 mm of rain and snow over 29 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 36 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 Stowbtsy?

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 Stowbtsy.

What to pack for Stowbtsy in Winter

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

In winter, Stowbtsy sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Stowbtsy 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 Stowbtsy peaks around July 14 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 14UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stowbtsy?

Stowbtsy sits at 53.5°N, 26.7°E, 146 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Mir, 18 km away.

FanipolNovogrudokBaranovichiZaslawyeMinsk

Topography around Stowbtsy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stowbtsy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 160 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m.

The land around Stowbtsy is covered by grassland (35%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
236 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Mir 18 km · Nesvizh 29 km · Dzyarzhynsk 35 km · Fanipol 50 km · Novogrudok 62 km · Baranovichi 62 km · Zaslawye 69 km · Minsk 72 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 Stowbtsy (53.4799°, 26.7351°, elevation 146 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.