Vitebsk
City in Belarus: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Витебск. Успенский собор.: Борис Мавлютов, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Vitebsk is a city in Belarus. About 358,927 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Belarus in our atlas.
It lies at 55.19° N, 30.20° E, about 150 m (492 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Minsk time zone. At this high latitude, summer days are very long and winter days very short.
Location
Red dot: Vitebsk. Green dots: other major cities of Belarus. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Vitebsk has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 23°C (73°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -11°C (12°F). Around 814 mm (32 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
- Mahilyow · 143 km
- Barysaw · 152 km
- Minsk · 220 km
- Bobruysk · 236 km
- Homyel' · 310 km
- Baranovichi · 351 km
- Hrodna · 438 km
- Brest · 535 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 620127 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q102217 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Витебск. Успенский собор.: Борис Мавлютов, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)