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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 Belarus

At Loshitsa / Minsk International 1, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy and the winters are long, freezing, snowy, windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 18°F to 75°F and is rarely below -1°F or above 85°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 for warm-weather activities is from late June to late August.

Climate at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

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Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.6 months, from May 16 to September 5, with an average daily high temperature above 65°F. The hottest month of the year at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 is July, with an average high of 74°F and low of 56°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.9 months, from November 16 to March 11, with an average daily high temperature below 37°F. The coldest month of the year at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 is January, with an average low of 19°F and high of 28°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

Average High and Low Temperature at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1warmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FFeb 327°FFeb 327°FJul 2475°FJul 2475°F18°F18°F57°F57°FMay 1665°FMay 1665°FSep 565°FSep 565°FNov 1637°FNov 1637°FMar 1137°FMar 1137°F46°F46°F49°F49°F29°F29°F24°F24°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 28°F29°F39°F53°F65°F70°F74°F72°F61°F49°F37°F30°F
Temp. 24°F24°F32°F45°F56°F62°F66°F64°F54°F44°F34°F27°F
Low 19°F19°F26°F36°F46°F53°F56°F54°F46°F38°F30°F23°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

Average Hourly Temperature at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfreezingfreezingvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Revelstoke, Canada (4,931 miles away); Ontonagon, Michigan, United States (4,563 miles); and Stamford, New York, United States (4,362 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 (view comparison).

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At Loshitsa / Minsk International 1, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 begins around April 5 and lasts for 6.1 months, ending around October 8.

The clearest month of the year at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 57% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 8 and lasts for 5.9 months, ending around April 5.

The cloudiest month of the year at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 79% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

Cloud Cover Categories at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1clearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 359%Aug 359%Nov 2720%Nov 2720%Apr 539%Apr 539%Oct 840%Oct 840%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 78%75%66%57%51%47%43%44%54%64%76%79%
Clearer 22%25%34%43%49%53%57%56%46%36%24%21%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 2.8 months, from May 6 to July 31, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 is June, with an average of 10.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.2 months, from July 31 to May 6. The month with the fewest wet days at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 is February, with an average of 5.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 9.3 months, from March 1 to December 8. The month with the most days of rain alone at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 is June, with an average of 10.2 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 2.7 months, from December 8 to March 1. The month with the most days of snow alone at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 is January, with an average of 3.2 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1snowrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 2736%Jun 2736%Feb 2919%Feb 2919%Dec 821%Dec 821%May 627%May 627%Jul 3127%Jul 3127%NowNowsnowrainmixed
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 2.0d2.0d3.7d6.3d9.1d10.2d9.9d7.4d7.3d6.6d4.2d2.5d
Mixed 1.3d1.0d1.0d0.4d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.3d1.0d1.6d
Snow 3.2d2.8d1.4d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d1.2d3.0d
Any 6.6d5.7d6.1d6.8d9.1d10.2d9.9d7.4d7.3d7.0d6.4d7.0d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.7 months, from March 3 to December 24, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 is June, with an average rainfall of 2.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.3 months, from December 24 to March 3. The month with the least rain at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 is February, with an average rainfall of 0.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

Average Monthly Rainfall at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1rainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 inJul 52.8 inJul 52.8 inFeb 120.4 inFeb 120.4 inDec 240.5 inDec 240.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.4″0.4″0.7″1.3″2.1″2.7″2.7″2.0″1.8″1.5″0.9″0.5″

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from October 24 to April 10, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 is December, with an average snowfall of 6.0 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 6.5 months, from April 10 to October 24. The least snow falls around July 16, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

Average Monthly Snowfall at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1snowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inDec 296.3 inDec 296.3 inJul 160.0 inJul 160.0 inOct 241.0 inOct 241.0 inApr 101.0 inApr 101.0 in
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 6.0″5.1″3.4″0.7″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.5″3.3″6.0″

The length of the day at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 24 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 17 hours, 7 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 8 minMar 2012 hr, 8 minMar 2017 hr, 7 minJun 2017 hr, 7 minJun 2012 hr, 12 minSep 2212 hr, 12 minSep 227 hr, 24 minDec 217 hr, 24 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 8.1h9.8h11.9h14.1h16.0h17.0h16.5h14.8h12.7h10.5h8.6h7.5h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:37 AM on June 17, and the latest sunrise is 4 hours, 50 minutes later at 9:28 AM on December 29. The earliest sunset is at 4:48 PM on December 13, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 57 minutes later at 9:45 PM on June 24.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 174:37 AMJun 174:37 AM9:45 PMJun 249:45 PMJun 24Dec 134:48 PMDec 134:48 PM9:28 AMDec 299:28 AMDec 29daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00001010101020202030304040500000101010102020203030304040501360NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 2% of 2% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

Humidity Comfort Levels at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 20%Mar 20%Jul 243%Jul 243%NowNowcomfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.3d0.9d0.4d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from October 6 to April 7, with average wind speeds of more than 10.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.0 months, from April 7 to October 6. The calmest month of the year at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

Average Wind Speed at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1windywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mphJan 2412.4 mphJan 2412.4 mphJul 278.3 mphJul 278.3 mphOct 610.4 mphOct 610.4 mphApr 710.4 mphApr 710.4 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 12.111.711.110.09.39.08.58.79.710.711.211.7

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 1.4 months, from March 31 to May 12 and for 1.4 months, from October 26 to December 8, with a peak percentage of 39% on November 11. The wind is most often from the north for 1.7 weeks, from May 12 to May 24, with a peak percentage of 27% on May 12. The wind is most often from the west for 5.1 months, from May 24 to October 26 and for 3.7 months, from December 8 to March 31, with a peak percentage of 40% on August 23.

Wind Direction at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

Wind Direction at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1WSNWSWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Tourism Score at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

Tourism Score at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1best timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.86.80.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 for hot-weather activities is from mid July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

Beach/Pool Score at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.04.00.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 typically lasts for 5.5 months (168 days), from around April 24 to around October 8, rarely starting before April 3 or after May 16, and rarely ending before September 19 or after October 29.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1growing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Apr 2450%Apr 2450%Oct 850%Oct 850%May 1690%May 1690%Sep 1990%Sep 1990%Apr 310%Apr 310%Oct 2910%Oct 2910%0%Feb 50%Feb 5Jul 22100%Jul 22100%NowNowfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 should appear around May 3, only rarely appearing before April 25 or after May 14.

Growing Degree Days at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

Growing Degree Days at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°FMay 390°FMay 390°FJul 14900°FJul 14900°FDec 311,800°FDec 311,800°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 1 to August 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 is June, with an average of 6.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from October 20 to February 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 is December, with an average of 0.5 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1brightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJun 216.2 kWhJun 216.2 kWhDec 190.5 kWhDec 190.5 kWhMay 15.1 kWhMay 15.1 kWhAug 185.1 kWhAug 185.1 kWhOct 201.6 kWhOct 201.6 kWhFeb 191.6 kWhFeb 191.6 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 0.71.52.84.35.66.26.05.13.41.90.80.5

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 are 53.864 deg latitude, 27.540 deg longitude, and 722 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 174 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 701 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (397 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (722 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 is covered by artificial surfaces (78%), within 10 miles by cropland (31%) and artificial surfaces (31%), and within 50 miles by trees (48%) and cropland (33%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Loshitsa / Minsk International 1, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Loshitsa / Minsk International 1 has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back are Minsk National Airport and Vilnius International Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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