Homyel'
City in Belarus: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
DJI 0137 Edit (51152843462): Andrey Kukharenko from Gomel, Belarus, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Homyel' is a city in Belarus, in Homyel’ Voblasc’. About 501,193 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Belarus in our atlas.
It lies at 52.43° N, 30.98° E, about 138 m (453 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Minsk time zone.
Location
Red dot: Homyel'. Green dots: other major cities of Belarus. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Homyel' has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 26°C (78°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -11°C (12°F). Around 674 mm (27 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.
Landmarks and places to see
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Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in BelarusNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Bobruysk · 144 km
- Mahilyow · 169 km
- Barysaw · 260 km
- Minsk · 282 km
- Vitebsk · 310 km
- Baranovichi · 345 km
- Brest · 492 km
- Hrodna · 503 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 627907 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q2678 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- DJI 0137 Edit (51152843462): Andrey Kukharenko from Gomel, Belarus, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Палацава-паркавы комплекс ў Гомелі. Фасад палаца: Аляксей Мацеша (дазвол - http://fgb.by/viewtopic.php?p=46703#46703), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Luch Stadium: Kiryienka, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
