Minsk City, Belarus
Minsk
Minsk is a capital city in Minsk City, Belarus. It has a population of about 1,995,091 (2026). The climate is classified as warm-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.
Now12°C
Best timeJun · Aug–Sep
Population2M
Local time15:51
53.90° N, 27.57° EElevation 222 mUTC+3 · Moscow Standard Time
Postal codes220000, 220002 …October: high / low10° / 3°
Rain this month54mm
Best timeJun · Aug–Sep
Best: Jun · Aug–Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Minsk at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:50 · 17:5910 h 09 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:32Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 5.4Next holiday7 NovemberOctober Revolution DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitJun · Aug–Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month24°C
Average high in July
Coolest month-7°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
90 mm of rain
Driest monthFebruary
36 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 1.7 km
How Minsk has grown
People living in the built-up area (245 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+82%1.15M in 1975 → 2.09M in 2025Weather in Minsk
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
12°C
Today hour by hourSunny · wind 19 km/h · humidity 79%
Today22 Oct13°9°0.5 mm
Fri23 Oct12°9°2.7 mm
Sat24 Oct13°4°1 mm
Sun25 Oct15°10°2.6 mm
Mon26 Oct12°8°3.1 mm
Tue27 Oct10°4°0.5 mm
Wed28 Oct12°2°
Thu29 Oct7°4°1.5 mm
Fri30 Oct10°6°1 mm
Sat31 Oct10°6°
When to go to Minsk
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 13 | 19 | 24 | 44 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 72 | 23 | 15 | 15 |
| High | -2° | -1° | 5° | 13° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 18° | 10° | 4° | -1° |
| Low | -7° | -6° | -3° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 8° | 3° | -1° | -5° |
| Rain (mm) | 44 | 36 | 43 | 40 | 65 | 90 | 90 | 69 | 57 | 54 | 46 | 50 |
| Wet days | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
What's on in Minsk
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Music venues
Палац Рэспублікіпл Октябрьская 1, Минск, 220030 · 0.6 km
3 showsДворец спорта220004 Республика Беларусь, г. Минск, пр. Победителей, 4 · 1.6 km
1 showsСтадыён Дынама0.7 km
0 showsMinsk's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Minsk
1.3 km
Church of Saints Simon and HelenaBuilt 1905
1.5 km
Government House of BelarusBuilt 1934
0.8 km
Minsk City HallBuilt 1600
0.9 km
Cathedral of the Holy Name of Saint Virgin MaryBuilt 1710
0.9 km
Holy Spirit CathedralBuilt 1642
1.7 km
Alexander Nevsky ChurchBuilt 1898
Museum0.4 km
Belarusian National Arts MuseumBuilt 1939
Museum2.6 km
Belarusian Great Patriotic War MuseumBuilt 1943More museums: «Прадмесце» · Archaeological Museum · Выстава "Радыёэпоха" · Галерэя DK · Art gallery «MASTACTVA» · Галерэя Леаніда Шчамялёва · Дзяржаўны музей гісторыі тэатральнай і музычнай культуры Рэспублікі Беларусь · Дом перніка · Wańkowicz House · Мабільны музей-лабараторыя · Mikhail Savicki Art Gallery · Музей БНТУ
Outdoors around Minsk
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Скаладром «Дынама»Climbing
0.6 kmMuseum of folk architecture and rural lifestyleTheme parks
0.7 kmCreative embankment «Kupaĺski bierah»Viewpoints
0.9 kmPlatoClimbing
1.6 kmАквапарк «Лябяжы»Water parks
2.1 kmСасновы борCamp sites
2.3 kmЛысухаSki area · 2 lifts
6.7 kmNature around Minsk
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Belarus seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Minsk
Universities and research institutes
Belarussian State Pedagogical University Named After Maxim TankUniversity or college · founded 1914
Belarusian National Technical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1920
Belarusian State UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1921
Belarusian State University of Physical CultureUniversity or college · founded 1929
Belarusian State Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1930
Belarusian State Technological UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1930
International University MITSOUniversity or college · founded 1930
Belarusian Medical Academy of Post-Graduate EducationUniversity or college · founded 1931
Belarusian State Academy of MusicUniversity or college · founded 1932
Belarusian State Economic UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1933
University of Civil ProtectionUniversity or college · founded 1933
Institute of Physiology National Academy of Sciences of BelarusUniversity or college · founded 1940
Minsk Regional Institute of Education DevelopmentUniversity or college · founded 1940
Belarusian State Academy of ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1945
Minsk State Linguistic UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1948
A.V. Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1952
Belarusian State Agrarian Technical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1954
Minsk Radioengineering CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1960
Belarusian State University of Informatics and RadioelectronicsUniversity or college · founded 1964
Belarusian State Aviation AcademyUniversity or college · founded 1974
Belarusian State University of Culture and ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1975
Institute of Modern Knowledge named after A.M. ShirokovaUniversity or college · founded 1990
Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of BelarusUniversity or college · founded 1991
Minsk Institute of ManagementUniversity or college · founded 1991
International Sakharov Environmental InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1992
Belarusian State Academy of TelecommunicationsUniversity or college · founded 1993
Institute of Parliamentarism and EntrepreneurshipUniversity or college · founded 1993
International Institute of Management and BusinessUniversity or college · founded 1993
International Humanitarian and Economic InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1994
Military Academy of the Republic of BelarusUniversity or college · founded 1995
State Educational Institution "Academy of Education"University or college · founded 2024
Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Neurology and NeurosurgeryResearch institute · founded 1924
Republican Scientific and Practical Centre of Pulmonology and TuberculosisResearch institute · founded 1928
Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of BelarusResearch institute · founded 1929
Institute of Physical and Organic ChemistryResearch institute · founded 1929
Institute of Economics of the National Academy of Sciences of BelarusResearch institute · founded 1931
Institute of Experimental Botany named after V.F. Kuprevich of the National Academy of Sciences of BelarusResearch institute · founded 1931
Institute of PhilosophyResearch institute · founded 1931
Institute of Nature ManagementResearch institute · founded 1932
Physical and Technical InstituteResearch institute · founded 1932
Department of Humanities and ArtsResearch institute · founded 1936
Department of Physical and Technical SciencesResearch institute · founded 1940
Department of Biological SciencesResearch institute · founded 1947
Powder Metallurgy InstituteResearch institute · founded 1957
The Joint Institute of Mechanical EngineeringResearch institute · founded 1957
B.I. Stepanov Institute of PhysicsResearch institute · founded 1959
Institute of the Meat and Dairy IndustryResearch institute · founded 1960
Republican Unitary Enterprise "Central Research Institute for Integrated Use of Water Resources"Research institute · founded 1961
Department of Chemistry and Earth SciencesResearch institute · founded 1963
Department of Physics, Mathematics and InformaticsResearch institute · founded 1963
Institute of Solid State Physics and SemiconductorsResearch institute · founded 1963
Institute of Genetics and Cytology of the National Academy of Sciences of BelarusResearch institute · founded 1965
Joint Institute for Power and Nuclear ResearchResearch institute · founded 1965
United Institute of Informatics ProblemsResearch institute · founded 1965
Institute of Biophysics and Cell EngineeringResearch institute · founded 1973
Institute of Bioorganic ChemistryResearch institute · founded 1974
Institute of MicrobiologyResearch institute · founded 1975
Institute of Applied PhysicsResearch institute · founded 1980
Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of BelarusResearch institute · founded 1990
Belarusian Research Center For Pediatric Oncology and HematologyResearch institute · founded 1997
Institute of Chemistry of New Materials of the National Academy of Sciences of BelarusResearch institute · founded 1998
Department of Agrarian SciencesResearch institute · founded 2002
Department of Medical SciencesResearch institute · founded 2003
N.N. Alexandrov National Cancer CentreResearch institute · founded 2006
Belarusian Economic Research and Outreach CenterResearch institute
Institute BelniisResearch institute
Institute of MathematicsResearch institute
Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Medical Technologies, Informatization, Administration and Management of HealthResearch institute
Republican Research and Practical Center for Epidemiology and MicrobiologyResearch institute
Republican Scientific and Practical Centre for Traumatology and OrthopedicsResearch institute
State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of BelarusResearch institute
Minsk from above
Around Minsk31 places to see, do and reach nearby
Drazdy ReservoirNature8.5 kmCnianskaje reservoirNature6.5 kmLoshytsaNature9.2 kmKamsamoĺskaje LakeNature3.1 kmCna riverNature7.3 kmChizhovskoye ReservoirNature7.0 kmIsland of Tears, MinskNature1.3 kmLysajaMountain30 kmЛысухаSki area6.7 kmChurch of Saints Simon and HelenaMonument1.3 kmGovernment House of BelarusMonument1.5 kmMinsk City HallMonument0.8 kmCathedral of the Holy Name of Saint Virgin MaryMonument0.8 kmHoly Spirit CathedralMonument0.9 kmAlexander Nevsky ChurchMonument1.7 kmKastravickaja HouseMonument1.0 kmUnichoŭski HouseMonument1.2 kmBelarusian National Arts MuseumMuseum0.4 kmBelarusian Great Patriotic War MuseumMuseum2.6 kmBelarusian National History and Culture MuseumMuseum0.8 kmBelarusian Nature and Environment MuseumMuseum0.8 kmMaksim Bahdanovič Literary Museum, MinskMuseum1.1 kmStationStation1.6 kmStationStation1.7 kmStationStation2.7 kmFanipaĺPlace23 kmZaslawyePlace23 kmZhdanovichyPlace10 kmBorovlyanyPlace13 kmMachulishchyPlace14 kmLyasnyPlace15 km
Postal codes
220000220002220004–220008220010220012–220021220024–220031220033–220037220039–220040220042–220044220047–220051220053220056–220057220060220066220068220070220072–220073220075220077220079220082220085–220086220088–220090220092–220096220099–220104220107–220109220112–220114220116–220119220121220123–220126220131220136–220138220140–220141220902
Getting to Minsk
Minsk National AirportMSQ
31 kmMogilev AirportMVQ
166 kmVilnius International AirportVNO
169 kmМінск-ПасажырскіRailway station
1.6 kmМінск-УсходніRailway station
1.7 kmМінск ПаўночныRailway station
2.7 kmPlaces near Minsk
Places with a climate like Minsk
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Minsk?
Based on 30-year climate normals, June, August and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Minsk.
What is the hottest month in Minsk?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24°C and lows of 13°C.
What is the coldest month in Minsk?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of -2°C and lows of -7°C.
What is the rainiest month in Minsk?
July is the wettest month with about 90 mm of precipitation on 17 wet days.
What is the postal code of Minsk?
Minsk has 92 postal codes: 220000, 220002, 220004–220008, 220010, 220012–220021, 220024–220031, 220033–220037, 220039–220040, 220042–220044, 220047–220051, 220053, 220056–220057 ….