Climate Change Chart of Minsk, Belarus

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +2.65 °C compared with the earlier reference period; this is an unweighted comparison of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or a measure of daytime highs. The largest monthly increase was in January, with a difference of +5.79 °C. This points to a particularly pronounced change in that month's average, but does not mean every day—or every month—was warmer by that amount.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall averaged across calendar months had a difference of +0.24 mm/day. The largest monthly increase was in October, at +0.76 mm/day, while August recorded the largest decrease, a difference of -0.26 mm/day. These are changes in daily mean amounts, not monthly rainfall totals, and the decreases alone do not establish fewer rainy days.

Changes in snowfall

Snowfall’s average across calendar months had a difference of +0.12 mm/day in mean daily snowfall. The largest monthly increase was in December, at +3.15 mm/day, whereas February had the largest decrease, a difference of -1.61 mm/day. These daily averages describe shifts in typical amounts, not accumulated snowfall over a month.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration changed by -0.02 hours/day on average across calendar months. The largest monthly increase occurred in August, with a difference of +0.96 hours/day; the largest decrease was in January, at -0.92 hours/day. The overall mean difference is small, but it does not imply an identical change in each month.