Capital of Belarus
Minsk
Photo: Zedlik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Europe/Minsk
- Country
- Belarus
- Population
- 1,742,124
- Elevation
- 222 m
- Airports
- MSQ
- 31 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 3,930 km
- 5 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Minsk, month by month
- Jan-5°
- Feb-3°
- Mar2°
- Apr11°
- May18°
- Jun21°
- Jul23°
- Aug22°
- Sept17°
- Oct9°
- Nov3°
- Dec-2°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: May to August.
Mean highs run from -5°C in January to 23°C in July, with about 761 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for MinskModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Minsk
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBMinsk
3,930 km
5 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
From AUHMinsk
3,970 km
5 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Europe/Minsk
- Country
- Belarus
- Currency
- Belarusian Ruble BYNToday's indicative rate: BYN 1 ≈ USD 0.332Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and F220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 101fire102police103ambulanceAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +375 · On the right
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