Brest
City in Belarus: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Brest, Sovětská ulice - panoramio: Martin Cígler, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Brest is a city in Belarus. About 347,138 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Belarus in our atlas.
It lies at 52.11° N, 23.72° E, about 144 m (472 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Minsk time zone.
Location
Red dot: Brest. Green dots: other major cities of Belarus. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Brest has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 26°C (79°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -8°C (18°F). Around 642 mm (25 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in BelarusNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Hrodna · 174 km
- Baranovichi · 193 km
- Minsk · 329 km
- Bobruysk · 391 km
- Barysaw · 402 km
- Mahilyow · 494 km
- Homyel' · 496 km
- Vitebsk · 559 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 629634 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q140147 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Brest, Sovětská ulice - panoramio: Martin Cígler, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)